Happy Lunar New Year!
A special time of the year for whānau, food, rituals, games, and celebrations! Lunar New Year typically starts when the first new moon of the lunar calendar appears. The Chinese zodiac sign for 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake and is associated with wisdom, intuition, transformation, and change.
There are lots of traditions followed by different cultures for Lunar New Year. Come and see the insightful display by the Manawatū Multicultural Council at the Central Library. The display highlights the Traditions of Lunar New Year Celebrations, so we can learn more about how other cultures bring in the New Year. The display is showing on the first floor at Central library from the 19th of Jan to the 1st of Feb.
Everyone is welcome to celebrate at the Lunar New Year Celebration on the 1st of February. This will start at 11am in Te Marae o Hine The Square. It will be lots of fun with cultural performances and yummy food stalls!
Find some of the Lunar New Year books, eBooks, and audiobooks at the library through the links and book carousel below.
Tomorrow Is New Year's Day Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year A Celebration of Family and Fun
Lunar New Year around the world : [celebrate the most colourful time of the year]
New Year (A Lunar New Year Book for Kids)
Our family dragon : a Lunar New Year story
Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade
Baby Loves Lunar Phases on Chinese New Year!
