Let’s talk about Chinese New Year - Friday 12 Feb 2021, 5 - 6:30pm
Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first new moon of the year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This year 2021 it is the year of the Ox and New Year’s day is on Friday 12 February 2021. The Chinese New Year or Spring Festival marks the beginnings of a New Year to many Chinese diaspora all over the world. Bringing new hope, luck, joy, happiness and prosperity for the New Year.
Join Woodlands Community and Tina Yu in celebrating Chinese New Year where there will be stories and recipes to inspire you to make your own New Year banquet and to learn about Chinese traditions.
Tina is a Scottish born Chinese who is a charity worker, aspiring writer and enjoys good food. Her family came from Hong Kong in the 1960s and worked in the catering industry. If you enjoy good food and would like to learn how to order from the Chinese menu at a restaurant come along and share with us your favorite dishes and recipes.
Tina has provided us with some fun and crafty activities for you and your families - colouring sheets for kids, how to make little chinese drums… You can download the activity sheet here