Colorado Springs Chinese New Year Festival
Colorado Springs Celebrates 19thAnnual Chinese New YearColorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute will ring in their 19th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration at the Colorado Springs Historic City Auditorium on Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The City Auditorium is located at 221 East Kiowa.
The New Year Celebration has become a mainstay cultural event in Colorado Springs due to the ever-increasing fascination of the Asian culture. This year’s event will continue the “celebration” atmosphere as in past years. Activities for this year will feature the traditional lion dance, Table Tennis, Kung Fu demonstrations, traditional Chinese dances, Chinese yo-yo demonstrations and Chinese musical performances. “Chinatown” offers an assortment of Asian-themed merchants and a “Taste of China” to whet your appetite from various food vendors. Cultural performances will take place on the Main Stage; in the “Teahouse” you can drink a cup of hot tea, relax and eat snacks while enjoying Chinese instrument performance, Tai Chi and many other traditional demonstrations The official Chinese New Year celebration is based on a lunar calendar that begins with the new moon on January 25, 2020. In the traditional Chinese Lunar calendar this is the year 4718. This year marks the end of a complete rotation of the Chinese zodiac. The origin of the New Year celebration occurred before the advent of the written language; hence it is an oral tradition with many myths. Through the years it has sustained as one of the few major celebrations in China. The Year of the Earth Rat covers those born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020. Admissions for the CSCCI New Year Festival are $6 for adults, $5 for active duty military, students, CSCCI members, andchildren ages 5-9. Children under 5 are free. Tickets can only be purchased at the door on the event day. Group tickets can be reserved by request online. Or, call 719-287-7624. The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute (CSCCI) is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for greater appreciation of Chinese culture through education and social interaction. For more information, please call CSCCI at (719)287-7624 or visit their website at www.cscci.org. |         
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Colorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute held their 16th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration at the City Auditorium on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The City Auditorium is located at 221 East Kiowa.
The New Year Celebration has become a mainstay cultural event in Colorado Springs due to the growing fascination of the Asian culture. This year’s event will continue the “celebration” atmosphere as in past years. Activities for this year will feature the traditional lion dance, kung Fu demonstrations, traditional Chinese dances, Chinese yo-yo demonstrations and Chinese musical performances. “Chinatown” offers an assortment of Asian-themed merchants and a “Taste of China” to whet your appetite from various food vendors. Cultural performances will take place on the Main Stage, while in the “Teahouse” people learn to play mahjong (a Chinese card game), or Go (a Chinese “checkers” game) or learn calligraphy at the “Tea House.”
The official Chinese New Year celebration is based on a lunar calendar that begins on January 31, 2014. In the traditional Chinese Lunar calendar this is the year 4712. The origin of the New Year celebration occurred before the advent of the written language; hence it is an oral tradition with many myths. Through the years it has sustained as one of the few major celebrations in China.
The Year of the Horse covers those born in 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, and 2014. Those born in the Year of the Horse tend to be active, energetic, hardworking, charismatic, self-reliant and tolerant. Horse people often are rebellious and have a hard time belonging because of their need to race or travel. Famous Horse people are Davy Crockett, Clint Eastwood, Ella Fitzgerald, Harrison Ford, Sandra Day O’Conner, Theodor Roosevelt, Mike Tyson, and Borris Yeltsin.
Admissions for the CSCCI New Year Festival are $6 for adults, $5 for Military, students and CSCCI members. Children under 5 are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door. The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute (CSCCI) is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for greater appreciation of Chinese culture through education and social interaction. For more information, please call CSCCI at (719) 287-7624 or visit their website at www.cscci.org.