Lunar New Year
Sammamish Lunar New Year Celebration
February 12 - 16, 2021
Join us Virtually in celebrating the Year of the Ox, featuring the diversely talented international community of Sammamish and activities centered around Asian culture and ceremonial traditions. This 5-day event offers daily videos, workshops and live readings on performance, history, crafts and much more. Throughout the 5-day virtual event, videos and workshops will be uploaded daily. There will be chances to win prizes and giveaways each day you when you visit the site. The event is brought to you by: City of Sammamish, Skyline High School Chinese Classes, Sammamish Library, Sammamish YMCA, Sammamish Chinese School and WaHaHa Youth Club.
 Friday, February 12, 2021Saturday, February 13, 2021 10:00AM – 11:00AM Family program, all ages welcome. | Presented in English and Mandarin. Celebrate the Year of the Ox with a special World Language Story Time presenter teaching us words and sharing a book in Mandarin! Listen to some Lunar New Year stories and songs as you make your New Year Lantern. You'll have a chance to share your final product with the rest of the group (optional). QR Code and link to register https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=lunar%20new%20year |
Visit the Raffle! and Celebrations! Event Bulletin Board below
for opportunities to win prizes and share your Lunar New Year celebrations!
| February 12 - Performances, Music and Activities | |||
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| Individual/Group Name | Type of Activity | Description | Link or Video |
| Skyline High School | Game | Kahoot Lunar New Year Trivia Game |  |
| Skyline High School | Game | Virtual Scavenger Hunt |  |
| CISC Kaleidoscope Play and Learn | Interactive | Lunar New Year Celebration (Mandarin) 仁人雙語幼兒樂園-新年快樂 (普通話/英語) | |
| CISC Kaleidoscope Play and Learn | Interactive | Lunar New Year Celebration (Cantonese) 仁人雙語學前幼兒樂園-慶祝中國農曆新年(粵語/英文) | |
| CISC Kaleidoscope Play and Learn | Craft | Paper Lantern; (Vietnamese) | |
| Seattle Dream Musical Theatre - Eddy Chu | Solo | I Fall In Love Too Easily | |
| Seattle Dream Musical Theatre - Maggie Yan | Solo | Colors of the Wind | |
| Sammamish Chinese School - 5th & 8th grade students | Chorus | The Brightest Star in Night Sky | |
| Sammamish Chinese School - Olina Meng & Amy Sun | Duo | Gongxi Gongxi | |
| Shaolin Kung Fu Chan Academy | Kung Fu | Shaolin Warrior | |
| Shaolin Kung Fu Chan Academy | Kung Fu | Kids Martial Arts | |
| Sammamish Chinese School - Nuoyi, Ryan, Alexander, George | Kids Chorus | Happy New Year | |
| Wahaha Youth Club - Rena Wang, Grace Zhao, Daisy Hu, Sophie Wang | Group Dance | Half Pot of Voile | |
| Old Korean Legation Museum | History | First-time appearance of Korea, the Joseon Dynasty at the World Cultural Exhibition Event in the US in 1893. |  |
| Old Korean Legation Museum | Tour | The Old Korean Legation virtual tour features the VR program that online users can explore the museum from their home | |
| Wahaha Youth Club | Group Dance | Girls Pick Up Mushrooms | |
| Wahaha Youth Club | Group Dance | Sending to the Moon | |
| Why Learn Languages Organization | Craft | Lunar New Year Card | |
| February 13 - Performances, Music and Activities | |||
| Individual/Group Name | Type of Activity | Description | Link or Video |
| Chinese Dance Academy | Dance | Opera Dance Beijing | |
| Chinese Dance Academy | Dance | Jasmine Blossom | |
| Seattle Dream Musial Theatre - Esther Fang | Solo | In My Dreams | |
| Sammamish Chinese School - Wenrui Art Studio | Craft | Chinese Dragon Craft | |
| Seattle Dream Musical Theatre - Angela, Jessica, & Youlan | Chorus | Matchmaker | |
| Sandeul - Like a Dandelion Spore | Solo | A female vocalist, Mi Kyung Park's 1st released album song was performed by a vocal artist, Sandeul. | |
| Oolleemm - Soo A Kim and Myung Ja Kim | Duet Gayageum Sanjo | A rare duet Gayageum performance was demonstrated by two local Seattle residents. It portrayed the cycle of life which consists of the lives of the infant, middle and old age that is perpetuated by agonizing pain, sadness, joy, and happiness. | |
| How to Make Korean Ramen | Food | One of South Korea's well regarded conventional foods is Ramen. This link demonstrates how to cook instant noodles with one of the popular Korean ramens and if you want, you can create your own recipe. | |
| Sammamish Chinese School | Chinese Traditional Dishes Show | Four delicious Chinese dishes are on show: dumplings, fish, steamed pork with grinding rice and Nian Gao | |
| Wahaha Youth Club Family - Jiachun Wang, Dora Wang, Jeff Wang, Steve Wang | Instrumental Quartet | Happy New Year | |
| South Korea’s Lunar New Year Celebration | Celebration | Seollal is referred to as New Year in Korean. Since the 19th century, Korea has adapted to a new year, the Seollal celebration on January 1st. | |
| Jade Ye & Elaine Qian | Solo + Violin | Gong Xi Gong Xi | |
| Seattle Ensemble of Song and Dance (SESD) | Group Dance | Tashi Delek （Good Luck) | |
| Skyline Chinese Classes | Martial Arts | Solo Training & Pair Fight | |
| February 14 - Performances, Music and Activities | |||
| Individual/Group Name | Type of Activity | Description | Link or Video |
| Skyline Chinese Classes | Craft | Ox Craft | |
| This is Korea - Bibimbap | Food | One of the prominent Korean cuisines that have been well-recognized throughout the generations is Bibimbap. | |
| Korean Consulate General in Honolulu | History | Following the footsteps of the Korean pilgrimage generations overseas in Hawaii to the current and future generation |  |
| Wahaha Youth Club | Group Dance | Fragrance of Miangui Flowers | |
| Seattle Dream Musical Theatre | Chorus | A Dream is a Wish Your Hearts Makers | |
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| Individual/Group Name | Type of Activity | Description | Link or Video | ||||
| Nanta | Performance | Nanta is the contemporary performance of the Korean traditional Samulnori. The original performance director, Seong Hwan Song, who was instrumental in this international performance orchestrated the South Korea Winter Pyeongchang Olympic opening and closing ceremonies in 2018. | |||||
| Behind the scene story of the Nanta | History | Behind the scene and origin story of the Nanta performance. | |||||
| Skyline Chinese Classes | Guitar | Gong Xi Gong Xi | |||||
| February 16 - Performances, Music and Activities | |||
| Individual/Group Name | Type of Activity | Description | Link or Video |
| The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | The historical Music - Arirang | The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed the Arirang and brought such a sensational response in both Pyongyang and Seoul in 2008 where two regions have been divided and still remained in an armistice treaty since 1953. | |
| Virtual educational tour to the Old Korean Legation in DC. | Tour | The chronicles of 800 days: The restoration journey of the Old Korean Legation in Washington DC. | |
| Soprano Sumi Cho | Nostalgic Geumgangsan | Soprano Sumi Cho performed an encore song, Nostalgic Geumgangsan is one of the beloved South Korean Classical music. | |
| Skyline Chinese Classes | Magic Show | The Magic Fish | |
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Happy New Year!
萨马米市农历新年庆祝活动---2月12日至2月16
欢迎大家与我们一起参加市政府通过网络举办的农历牛年庆祝活动！
多元化是我们这个国际化社区的特色。这次我们将在农历新年，围绕亚洲文化和礼仪传统开展活动。这场为期五天的活动将提供每日视频，内容包括：各种文化艺术展示，现场阅读，歌舞表演，民俗活动，手工艺作坊等等。这五天里，每天都会上传新的各式视频节目。您每天访问该网站还将有机会赢取奖品和赠品。
活动举办单位：萨马米市市政府，天际线高中，萨马米市图书馆，萨马米市中文学校和娃哈哈俱乐部
사마미쉬 새해 구정 축제 - 2021년 2월 12일 금요일 - 2월 16일 화요일
동양 문화와 전통 의례 중심 방면의 활동으로 다양한 재능의 사마미쉬 국제사회 지역의 특색인 신축년, 소띠 해 온라인 축제에 참석하십시오. 이번 5일간 행사에는 매일 영상 비디오로 워크샵, 실황으로 책 읽기, 공연, 역사, 미술 공예등 다채롭게 제공됩니다. 여러 날짜로 비대면, 온라인 행사에 매일 새로운 영상과 워크샵 실습이 등장합니다. 각 날마다 여러분들이 사이트에 방문하시는 동안 상품권과 협찬물을 증정 받으실 기회가 있습니다. 행사에는 City of Sammamish, Skyline 고등학교, Sammamish 도서관, Sammamish 중국어 학교와 와하하 청소년 단체가 후원합니다.
Mừng Tết Nguyên Đán tại Sammamish - Ngày 12 đến 16 Tháng Hai
Xin cùng vui Tết Tân Sửu với chúng tôi qua mạng xã hội - với những tài năng từ cộng đồng di dân của thành phố Sammamish qua những sinh hoạt mang đầy tính dân tộc và đa văn hoá. Chương trình vui Xuân sẽ kéo dài 5 ngày, với phim trình chiếu mỗi ngày, những tiết mục học hỏi, đọc sách, trình diễn, lịch sử, thủ công, v.v...Mỗi ngày sẽ có phim ảnh, lớp dạy được tải lên mạng. Và sẽ có những cơ hội để thắng quà thưởng cùng những quà tặng mỗi ngày khi bạn ghé thăm mạng xã hội.
Chương trình này được mang đến cho quý vị qua sự giúp đỡ của:
Thành phố Sammamish, trường trung học Skyline, thư viện Sammamish, trường Hoa Ngữ Sammamish và Câu Lạc Bộ Thiếu Niên WaHaHa.
Printable Color Pages
Coloring Activity! Download and print an image to color. Take a picture of your completed artwork and upload on our Celebrations! Event Bulletin Board. | |
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Raffle Winners!
This could be YOU!
Each day of the Lunar New Year event, a new name will be drawn from those who have signed the Raffle Guestbook at the bottom of the page. One winner per day. Prizes are gift cards to local businesses. Sign in each day to have an opportunity to win.
| Feb 12, Fri | Nicole & Family | ||
| Feb 13, Sat | Lulu | ||
| Feb 14, Sun | Sammipita99 | ||
| Feb 15, Mon | B. Moss | ||
| Feb 16, Tue | Sonu |
Happy New Year!
Thank you for hosting this celebration!
Great celebration with awesome activities.
Happy Chinese New Year!
Happy Lunar New Year!
Thank you for all the lovely programs!
Wonderful way to celebrate!
Loved seeing the performances ! Thank you!
I love seeing the youth learning their culture.
Such a fun event! My kids are having so much fun while watching and learning about Chinese Culture
Gong Xi Gong Xi!
Happy Lunar New Year!🥳
dragons are my favorite...like huge puppets
Happy Snowy Lunar New Year!
Happy Lunar New Year to whole sammamish community and happy snowy day! Hope everyone is enjoying.
Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Can’t wait to try to make dumplings! Thanks for the recipes!
Happy New Year!
Awesome! Thank you for hosting this!
Happy Lunar New Year!