The lunar new year is a holiday filled with a rich history and is considered one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures such as Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean communities. It usually falls on the first new moon that occurs at the end of January or early February.

 

Many cultures that celebrate the lunar new year have lots of different traditions to prepare for the new year, for example many households clean the house before the new year to cleanse the house of bad luck, on new years eve and new years day many take the time to honour their ancestors and on the last day of the lunar new year celebrations the lantern festival takes place.

 

The lantern festival is celebrated by eating traditional foods and hanging brightly coloured lanterns around the house the festival honours deceased ancestors and promotes peace and forgiveness

 

There are many different fun lunar year celebrations going on such as the lunar new year food court run by Surrey University at Hillside food courts on Friday the 20th of January from 11:30am to 2:30pm and includes many delicious foods to try such as mushroom chow mein, szechuan tofu, beef in black bean sauce and sweet and sour chicken or sweet and sour quorn dippers for just £6.50 per person