Year Of The Pig Celebration March 3 At New Brunswick Library

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The New Brunswick Free Public Library will ring in the Year of the Pig with an afternoon of crafts and performances on Sunday, March 3, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

This will be held in the library's Carl T. Valenti Community Room. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute of Rutgers University, this festive program will feature Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, colorful folk dancing, Kung Fu, Chinese Yo-Yo and instrumental performances led by the students and teachers from the Edison Chinese School, Murray Hill Chinese School, Joe Yung Dance Group and other community groups devoting in promoting Chinese culture.

Bring the whole family to learn about Chinese culture and celebrate the New Year with us. Delicious food will also be served.

Chinese New Year falls on February 5 in 2019, and is the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar with many traditions. Some of the typical practices are: Families gather together for dinner, eating dishes that symbolize good fortune and health; children wear new clothes and receive red envelopes with money that will bring them good luck for the upcoming New Year; and clean up their clutter to "remove the old and welcome the new."

The Confucius Institute of Rutgers University (CIRU) was formed in partnership with Jilin University in China and with support from the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban)/Confucius Institute Headquarters. CIRU aims to broaden Chinese language instruction, promote Chinese culture, spur the development of Chinese Studies, and advance a wide range of cultural exchanges of the U.S. and China.Edison Chinese School and Murray Hill Chinese School are volunteer-operated schools in New Jersey. They teach Chinese Language and Chinese Culture to children and adults.