By Colleen Flanagan, Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News
Students at Albion Elementary crowded the halls of the school Tuesday morning to watch a lion dance parade as the school celebrated the Lunar New Year.
Even the portables were vacated so students could cheer on the four lions, with two students in each costume, and 17 other students, as they made their way from classroom to classroom collecting red envelopes hanging from the entrance to each.
They were followed by two kindergarten classes and three kindergarten/Grade 1 classes who were wearing festive head bands they made in class, along with noisemakers and fans made out of paper plates and also paper chains.
According to Britannica, the Lunar New Year is a 15 day celebration that began this year on Feb. 17, with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and it will end on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later. Also known as the Chinese New Year as it is a very important holiday in China, it is also celebrated in other Asian countries like Korea and Vietnam.