Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District
While the name of the event may be a little different, the beloved annual Lunar New Year celebration at Deer Park’s May Moore Primary School featured the familiar sight and sound of red-clad first graders banging drums and carrying paper dragons as they paraded through the halls for an audience of pre-K, kindergarten and second grade students.
“Our students and staff were very excited to celebrate the year of the Rabbit,” Principal Tammy Alcalde said. “The festival had traditionally been referred to as Chinese New Year, but as this event is not only celebrated in China but in several other countries as well, the term Lunar New Year is more appropriate.”
This year, the family of one of May Moore’s students generously donated food from their restaurant for the first graders to enjoy after the parade. The students had an opportunity to eat with chopsticks and were able to sample lo mein, fried rice and spring rolls.
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