Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. During this time, windows and doors are decorated with red paper-cuts and couplets featuring popular themes of happiness, wealth and longevity. The Chinese New Year for 2026 falls on Tuesday, February 17. We welcome the year of the Horse!
To celebrate this important yearly event, our DCTA Chinese New Year Program will include a short video about Spring Festival and a calligraphy workshop. After learning a few Chinese characters such as 春（chūn） “spring” and 福 （fú） “good fortune”, participants will learn calligraphy brushstrokes to write a couplet of 一马当先（yī mǎ dāng xiān）“take the lead” and turn them into festive and beautiful New Year decorations on red paper!
