MGM Grand Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas celebrates the 2011 Chinese New Year in a Grand way.
February 3, 2011
'Children' frolic and play in a scenic display honoring Chinese New Year. Each child figure, created by DESIGN SOLUTIONS of Dallas, is dressed in traditional festive Chinese costumes of brilliant color with accessories of traditional red Chinese lanterns, fish kite and parasol. The children remind everyone it is a time of year to be joyful and playful in celebrating the family and its ancestry.
The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it's been called since the 20th century, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. Originally tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar, the holiday was a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors. It was also a time to bring family together for feasting. With the popular adoption in China of the Western calendar in 1912, the Chinese joined in celebrating January 1 as New Year's Day. China, however,continues to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year, although in a shorter version with a new name.
The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it's been called since the 20th century, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. Originally tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar, the holiday was a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors. It was also a time to bring family together for feasting. With the popular adoption in China of the Western calendar in 1912, the Chinese joined in celebrating January 1 as New Year's Day. China, however,continues to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year, although in a shorter version with a new name.
