My parents are from Taiwan, an island near China. They moved to the U.S. in 2010. My sister and I were born here. We live in Washington State.
Not many people celebrate Lunar New Year in our city. But my family doesn’t let that stop us from sharing our culture with others.
Every holiday we have a party. Older family members give us red envelopes with money. They’re symbols of good wishes for the new year.
We dress up to celebrate. My sister and I wear dresses with designs, such as flowers and dragons. In our culture, dragons are symbols of health, strength, and good luck.
We also make dumplings with our parents. Those are pieces of dough with yummy food stuffed inside!