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LunarFest 2020
2020 Lunar Fun
LUNAR FUN Join the Lunar New Year celebration with the LunarFun App! Download the LunarFun App and visit Mississauga Living Arts Centre on Feb 1st or Varley Art Gallery on Feb 2nd for a chance to join a draw for $200 Visa Gift Card & other prizes! HOW TO PLAY Look for LunarFun QR codes. … Read more
2020 A Musical Banquet
A Musical Banquet:A Feast of Sumptuous Classical Music Chai Found Music Workshop One of the most important Lunar New Year celebrations is having a grand feast with your friends and family. In Taiwan, street banquets are known for being sumptuous and delicious. World-renowned Chai Found Music Workshop brings their chamber-music interpretation to Canada for the … Read more
2020 LunarFest Celebrations Mississauga
LunarFest Celebrations Living Arts Centre, Mississauga Paper Fantasy GAMES communities The custom of pasting rice paper on walls went as far back as the Qin dynasty; smoother linen fibres later replaced rice so that painting and printing on paper became easier. By the 12th Century, the skill of papermaking had spread to the West through … Read more
2020 LunarFest Celebrations Markham
LunarFest Celebrations Varley Art Gallery, Markham Paper Fantasy GAMES communities The custom of pasting rice paper on walls went as far back as the Qin dynasty; smoother linen fibres later replaced rice so that painting and printing on paper became easier. By the 12th Century, the skill of papermaking had spread to the West through … Read more
2020 LunarFest Lunar Crafts
Lunar Crafts There is a quiet beauty in art that has passed through generations of tradition as families around the world prepare for their festivities of the Lunar New Year. From spring couplets that are pasted at each doorway to delicately cut paper decorations, or lanterns and decorations of fruit, each gesture symbolizes a family’s … Read more
2020 LunarFest Fortune Telling
Fortune Telling A new year signifies a new beginning, which is full of infinite hopes and possibilities. We all wish for good fortune in the future, gaining more confidence and reaching our fullest potential. Therefore, one of the most common traditions of Lunar New Year is to go to the temple or shrine to draw … Read more
2020 LunarFest Ratafoodie
The Ratafoodie He is an internationally acclaimed foodie, born with an extraordinary sense of taste. He will go to many lengths to sample cuisine from kitchens all over the world. Some people say he is cute, some a trickster or a nuisance. Join us in welcoming him to Canada for the Lunar New Year as … Read more
2020 LunarFest The Castles and the Lifestyles
The Castles and the Lifestyles Taiwanese There are hundreds of ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year through various cultures and customs. The new year is a chance to rise up to new challenges and look forward to better opportunities. The multicultural fabric that encompases our Canadian society is beautiful and worth celebrating. The classic … Read more
2020 LunarFest Kitchen Runners
The Kitchen Runners The Eastern zodiac is similar to the western one in that it consists of a repeating cycle of 12 totems that correspond to personality types – the eastern ones are all animals. There exists a story of a great race that decided which animals made it into the zodiac and in what … Read more