The 2025 Asian Lunar New Year celebrations continued with CCCAS participating in a singing performance at the Chicago Lantern Festival Song and Dance Gala on February 12th and on February 16th at the Jaozi Dumpling Banquet held by United Chinese Americans (UCA) at River Trail Middle School in Mount Prospect, IL.
A highlight of the awards presentation was CCCAS President Ye Liu receiving the “Outstanding Community Contribution Award.”
Chicago Chinese New Year Lantern Festival
-
On February 8, 2025, the 11th day of the Chinese Asian Lunar New Year calendar, the Chicago Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Temple Fair and Garden Party was held at McKinley Park in Chicago
Organized by the Chicago Chinese Culture Arts Society (CCCAS), MAHA, and the Chicago Park District, with more than 50 associations and institutions, gathered in the park’s auditorium’s.
The website of www.chineseofchicago.com highlighted some photos of the activities that happened at this year’s Chicago Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Temple Fair, and Garden Party.
USCN News:
2025第三届芝加哥华人春节庙会游园联欢会2月8日隆重登场千人联欢
The 2025 3rd Chicago Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair held a grand ceremony on February 8th with thousands of guests
- Nearly a thousand people, from all walks of life, including community representatives, government agencies, banks, art groups, and residents of various ethnic groups in the surrounding areas, along with other Chicago residents, attended this celebratory event.
- The many guests gathered together and immersed themselves in the festive holiday atmosphere and indulged in the charm of Chinese culture by making dumplings, glutinous rice balls, rice cakes, folding lanterns, cutting window flowers, painting fans, writing large Chinese characters, origami, paper cutting, kicking shuttlecocks, folk songs and dances, Tai Chi fan performances, and other colorful activities. All participants felt the joy of these holiday season traditions.
- Article from Sally
Enjoy some photos from our event at McKinley Park. Hope you had fun, too!
Enlarge the pictures by clicking on them. Use the underlines to go to the website links.
Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Snake
On February 1, CCCAS first participated with a singing performance at the Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Snake organized by Northwestern University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (NUCSSA.)
Later in the day, CCCAS performed a dance routine for the Chinese New Year Showcase event with the RDFZ Art Troupe under the auspices of The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago