Happy Chinese New Year, in the Eindhoven region: Part 1

How does the Chinese community celebrate the new year in the Chinese lunar calendar? How important are the Zodiac animals? What are the secrets behind making a good dumpling? In this podcast series, Jean-Paul Linnartz and Stephen Harianato invite Shuxia Tao, Jing Li, and Xi Yang.

Every year, hundreds of millions of Chinese around the world celebrate the Chinese New Year, and that includes the Chinese community in our Brainport region. This year's Chinese New Year will fall on February 12, 2021. This will mark the transition from the year of the Rat to the year of the Ox. What does Chinese New Year mean to every Chinese individuals and family? How did the tradition start? Last year's CNY was celebrated very quietly due to the corona virus. How will it change this year? What are they expecting from the year of the Ox