On the weekend of Feb. 10, Daily Bruin staffers Megan Cai, Anna Dai-Liu and Emily Tang returned to their hometowns to document how they celebrate Lunar New Year.

Dancers and martial artists flew through the air under red lanterns and lighting as the Association of Chinese Americans rang in the Lunar New Year on Friday with its annual celebration.

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 4:12 p.m.
As an extensive line of students formed well before opening time Thursday evening, the dining staff at Feast at Rieber – a dining hall featuring Asian-inspired cuisines – bustled with final preparations to welcome the Year of the Dragon.

An abundance of food, red packets and toy dragons circulate among Bruins this weekend as the Year of the Dragon arrives.
Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is a holiday celebrating the beginning of the lunisolar calendar and a time to welcome spring.