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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Sarah Barrett

Lunar New Year 2023: How it's celebrated and what the year of the rabbit means

The Chinese New Year began on 22 January, 2023 and Ireland will be celebrating it as part of its lunar festival.

The Lunar New Year is also referred to as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. It is one of the most important Asian holidays, marked by family reunions, feasting and gifts.

In Ireland, we have immigrants from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and more celebrating the festival.

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