Naperville family shares Lunar New Year traditions

Naperville family shares Lunar New Year traditions

What may look like a typical home dinner for Naperville resident Nancy Chen and her family is actually part of a special tradition in observance of the Lunar New Year. “This is the most important holiday in the Chinese tradition,” Chen said. What is the Lunar New Year? The holiday follows the lunar calendar instead of the Western calendar, meaning the new year begins with the first new moon between late January and mid-February, and marks the be…