The Town of Acton, Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) and Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council (ABCC) proudly present "Acton's 275th Anniversary & 2011 Chinese New Year Celebration" on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, 36 Charter Road, Acton.

Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is the most important and the longest festivity in China, like Christmas to the West. The upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, starts on February 3, 2011. The essence of the Chinese New Year is spending quality time with family and friends, exchanging gifts, and enjoying good food. Traditionally, every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes of making way for incoming luck. Windows and doors are decorated with red paper cuttings and couplets with popular themes of "happiness", "wealth" and "longevity." On the eve of Chinese New Year, families gather for a formal "New Year" dinner while traditional dragon and lion dances are performed. The celebration often ends with firecrackers at midnight.


Saturday, February 19th
2:00pm-10:00pm
Aton-Boxborough Regional High School (36 Charter Rd. Acton)


There is an afternoon full of activities.
For a detailed schedule click here