Seasonal & Holidays

Edison To Host Lunar New Year Celebration On Feb. 8

The event will be held at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

EDISON, NJ - The Township will be hosting a Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 8 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will be held at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. There will be music and dance performances, firecracker displays and finger food giveaways.

Residents who would like to perform or be a participant in the parade can contact Ashley Cesareo in the Recreation Department at 732-248-7310, from Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, Jan, 29 signals the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The celebrations will last a fortnight.

Lunar New Year is celebrated by billions of people and is based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.

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