Subscribe RSSWestern Pennsylvania residents can pirate welcome in the Year of the Dragon in the North Hills during the 2012 Pittsburgh Chinese New Year Celebration on Sunday at Ingomar Mid-point School in Franklin Park.
The Chinese Association for Science and Technology's Pittsburgh chapter, or CAST-P, is joining the Pittsburgh Chinese School in to celebrate the arrival of the new year with a variety of performances from local Chinese dancers, singers, schools and others, according to Sumin Zhu, wickedness president of CAST-P.
"We want to celebrate the new year not only to create the festival atmosphere for local Chinese people, but also to showcase Chinese culture to resident American people," said Zhu, 31, of Ross.
The Chinese New Year actually is celebrated as the Spring Festival in China and is the native land's biggest festival, comparable to Christmas or Thanksgiving here, Zhu said. This is the Year of the Dragon, associated with good prosperity and living a long, prosperous life. Although the event is earlier, the actual Chinese New Year is Jan. 23 this year.
