Photos: Lunar New Year celebrations underway

Lunar New Year celebrations, honoring 2026 as the Year of the Horse, are underway in Weston in advance of the Feb. 17 holiday.

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February 3, 2026

Lunar New Year celebrations, honoring 2026 as the Year of the Horse, are underway in Weston in advance of the holiday, which falls on Feb. 17.

Last weekend, Weston High School was decked out in red, the customary color signifying happiness, celebration and good fortune, for an Lunar New Year gala held by WeStar, a local non-profit that brings together the town’s Chinese community. A cultural festival connected community members with local businesses, offered arts and crafts and provided treats, including cotton candy and candied fruits called tanghulu. In the afternoon, performances from the community showcased Chinese art, dance and music.

Photos by Addison Antonoff.

Dancers from Angel Dance Studio perform “Wings of the North,” a dance from the Mongolian region.
Students from New England Wushu Academy demonstrate Chinese martial arts.
Cavalier Fencing Club looking sharp during a presentation of student skill.
Mothers from the community put on a fashion show.
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Addison Antonoff

Addison Antonoff came to the Weston Observer from the Vineyard Gazette, a weekly newspaper covering Martha’s Vineyard, where they worked as a general assignment reporter. Antonoff’s work has also appeared in the Jewish Journal and Houston Public Media, the NPR-affiliate of their hometown Houston, Texas. They graduated from Brandeis University, where they studied journalism, history and Russian studies. They can be reached at aantonoff@westonobserver.org.

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