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Lunar New Year Celebration

in partnership with Common Grounds NJ

Celebrate the "Year of the Snake" with Ellen Ng of Lincoln-Roosevelt School. Hear about the twelve animals of the Chinese New Year, and experience traditional music and origami (paper-folding).

Celebrate the new Lunar New Year (a/k/a Chinese New Year)!  Based on the cycles of the moon, this new year, the Year of the Snake, begins January 29, 2025 and is celebrated for 14 days, ending with the lantern festival on February 12th.  

During this celebration you will learn more about the twelve animals of the Chinese New Year from our local musical maestro and public school teacher, Mrs. Ellen Ng.  Delight your ears with a collection of traditional music while you learn some classic paper folding, called origami, with the direction and help of several Roxbury High School students.

Hosted by Common Grounds NJ and Roxbury Public Library

Common Grounds is a local 501(c)3 and ongoing series that explores and facilitates civil conversation on race, political beliefs, gender, creed and more, celebrating diversity in Roxbury.  Presentations in partnership with Roxbury Public Library since September 2020 have included a virtual workshop Skills for Bridging the Political Divide through Braver Angels, community panels on women and leadership, and a local panel On Race and Racism: A Roxbury Conversation, and Black History: From Civil War to Black Lives Matter, Allyship and Inclusion, a discussion on the film “Brian Banks” and Black People’s Incarceration, Unlearning False Racial Myths, a LGBTQ+ Living/Personal History Panel, an LGBTQ+ panel on pronouns, acronyms and gender identity, and substantial celebrations in honor of Juneteenth, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Black History Month.

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