Lantern Festival 2005

The Chinese American Museum is proud to present Lantern Festival 2005 on Saturday, February 19, 2005, 12 noon to 6pm. The observance of this cultural holiday occurs annually on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to mark the closing of Chinese New Year festivities. Making its fourth grand appearance at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, the famed birthplace of the city of Los Angeles as well as the site of the new Chinese American Museum, this FREE community event will blend traditional Chinese entertainment with a unique educational twist!

Our event will spotlight a Chinese American re-creation of a traditional village street fair featuring brilliant lantern displays, exciting musical, acrobatic and dragon dance performances, animated storytelling, dazzling magic shows, a fun lantern design contest for children in grades 1 through 6, and to cap off the evening, a spirited lantern parade where children and their families are welcome to march with dancers and musicians in a route encircling the entire park. A variety of enriching workshops showcasing traditional Chinese arts and crafts will also be present. Here, visitors may try their hand at lantern-making, Chinese-opera style face painting, kite-building, Chinese and Mexican paper-cutting, Origami, Chinese calligraphy, string-knotting and palm leaf figurine-making. The time-honored tradition of tea drinking and the ancient art of feng shui can be intimately explored with the help of tea instructors and feng shui masters available on-site at the event. Participation at the festival will be free of charge.

The Chinese American Museum (CAM) is jointly developed and operated by the Friends of the Chinese American Museum (FCAM) and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, a department of the city of Los Angeles. CAM’s mission is to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of America’s diverse heritage by researching, preserving, and sharing the history, rich cultural legacy, and continuing contributions of Chinese Americans. Education is the motivating force behind the Lantern Festival celebration. It is our aim to reach a diverse audience and present them with a unique and interactive opportunity to learn and appreciate the history, traditions and customs of this Chinese holiday.

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