Lunar New Year
On January 29, 2025, the Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Tibetan, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Singaporean and other communities in Canada and around the world will celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival (Chinese), or Seollal (Korean), or Tết (Vietnamese). This holiday is celebrated by over two billion people worldwide. Families and loved ones will come together to give thanks, exchange gifts, and welcome the arrival of the Year of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom, intuition, creativity, prosperity, and longevity.
Schools are invited to share/post their local community celebrations in the Lunar New Year 2025 Celebration compilation folder (TCDSB Login Needed).
Lunar New Year Workshop
The TCDSB, in collaboration with The Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture. offered a Lunar New Year Music Workshop on January 28, 2025 (Tuesday). Elementary students Grades 4 to 8 learned the origins of the Lunar New Year and explored the ways music is created to symbolize the Year of the Snake.
Lunar New Year Resources
Explore the following resources about the Lunar New Year:
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival):
Vietnamese Lunar New Year (tết):
Korean Lunar New Year (Seollal):
Past Celebrations
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