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Lunar New Year 2021: A Virtual Celebration

Lunar New Year 2021

UPDATE (February 22, 2021): Due to last week's power outages in Houston and across Texas, we have rescheduled content and activities originally planned for February 19 in order to expand our final weekend of virtual Lunar New Year activities. Thank you for joining us!


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2021 is the Year of the Ox, considered an honest, dependable, and determined animal representing patience and achieving goals through consistent effort. Join Asia Society Texas Center in virtually welcoming the Year of the Ox with performances, art and craft activities, and food inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia!

Our two weeks of celebrations will feature new online content released on February 12–13, 19, and 26. Activities include learning how to make dumplings, making an Ox hat, viewing dance and musical performances, and watching a traditional lion dance.

The virtual festival is FREE and open to the public, and all are welcome to participate and engage as a wider community.


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February 12—13, 26–27
10 a.m. New virtual activities and content released each day!
Jump to schedules for: February 12 | February 13 | February 26 | February 27

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Lunar New Year At-Home Kit

[UPDATE: As of February 13, our Activity Kits are sold out. Thank you for your interest!]

Purchase our fun Activity Kits for convenient access to all the supplies you'll need for the full two weeks of crafts and activities! Kits include:

  • Craft materials for Lunar New Year activities
  • Red envelope
  • Stuffed Ox
  • Handkerchief or Fan for an interactive dance
  • 2021 calendar
  • Various Asian snacks
  • Plus a couple of surprises!

Activity Kits are $25 each. Available while supplies last and for local pickup only. Kits purchased online can be picked up at Asia Society Texas Center starting Friday, February 5.

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Join us each day at 10 a.m. or sign up to receive reminder emails as new content is released! Activities are free and open to all.

February 12, 2021: Lunar New Year Day

Happy Lunar New Year! Get up and move to a handkerchief and fan dance demonstration by Huaxing Performing Arts Group:

View more Lunar New Year content and activities!

Dumplings are a traditional Lunar New Year food! Watch as a Houston family shares their dumpling-making traditions:

Listen to a storytime of Brandon Makes Jiao Zi by author Eugenia Chu:

Learn to make a traditional red envelope, a gift of good fortune given on Lunar New Year:

Download the red envelope template and craft instructions here »

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February 13, 2021

The Lion Dance is a Chinese tradition performed on big occasions such as Lunar New Year to bring good luck! Dance to the beat of our Lion Dance performance, filmed by Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy.

View more content and activities!

Learn about the Lunar New Year story of the Jade Emperor with this storytime of Ruby's Chinese New Year.

Make an Ox hat with the Huaxing Performing Arts Group.

Do you know your Chinese zodiac animal? Play our game to learn about the Chinese zodiac! Start playing »

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February 26, 2021

Learn how Kuen Noodle House in Bellaire's Asiatown makes handmade noodles, which are traditionally eaten during the Lunar New Year:

Read our new edition of our zine Passage, which highlights the winners of our Lunar New Year Art Contest in partnership with Houston ISD, shares an at-home craft, and features interviews with Huaxing Arts Group and Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy:

View more content and activities!

Celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival marks the end of the Lunar New Year festivities. Join us in making your own lantern to celebrate at home:

Download the red envelope template and craft instructions here »

Listen to the story Celebrating the Lantern Festival to learn more about Lantern Festival history and traditions:

Watch a Chinese calligraphy demonstration by Huaxing Arts Group:

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February 27, 2021

Explore Teo Chew Temple in Bellaire's Asiatown, and learn about the meanings of the symbols and displays you can view there.

This updated video features revised narration based on additional research conducted to correct inaccuracies in our original post that were brought to our attention. We thank everyone who graciously provided feedback and shared the necessary context.

View more content and activities!

Make your own Ox art following a demonstration by teaching artist Vehishta Kaikobad:

See the lion dance masks created by students at HISD's Mandarin Immersion Magnet School:

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Press Coverage

The Very Best Places to Escape to This February
Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup
Celebrate Lunar New Year online with a variety of virtual events
Forget Resolutions, Lunar New Year is All About Good Luck
Family Fun: Valentine’s Day events, Galveston Restaurant Week are highlights
Best Virtual Bets: Lunar New Year, a Kaleidoscope, and Music Illustrated
Arts picks: Lunar New Year, ‘Pompeii: The Exhibition’ top the list
In Lunar calendar, Year of the Ox outfoxes 2020’s Year of the Rat


Major support for Education & Outreach programs at Asia Society Texas Center comes from Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Mary Lawrence Porter, as well as The Brown Foundation, Inc., and The Houston Endowment. Additional funding also provided by the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation, as well as through contributions from the Friends of Asia Society, a dedicated group of individuals committed to bringing exceptional programming and exhibitions to Asia Society Texas Center.

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