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Overcast Chinese New Year is stuffed with fun in Elmont
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Dequan McIntosh, 14, and Shaun Bisnath, 12, folded dumplings for a Lunar New Year celebration at the Elmont Memorial Library on Jan. 23.
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Joshua Bonhomme, Nalani Barnwell, Shoina Michel and Mofehintoluwa Ibitayo, all 13, picked up ingredients to add to their dumplings at the Elmont Memorial Library on Jan. 23.
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Shoina Michel, 13, worked like a chef to fold her dumplings.
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Deaja King, 13, admired her handiwork.
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Katherine Giouvalakis showed teenagers, the proper way to fold dumplings.
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Bonhomme and Barnwell, put ingredients together for a chicken dumpling.
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Teenagers got the opportunity to make their own dumplings for the Chinese New Year at the Elmont Memorial Library on Jan. 23.
The holiday fell on Jan. 25 this year, and marks the end of the coldest winter days, according to ChineseNewYear.net. It was originally a ceremonial day to pray to gods for a good planting and harvest season, and, according to legend, commemorates the day a boy used firecrackers to fight off a monster named Nian.
Children traditionally receive money in red envelopes for the holiday, and observers are encouraged to eat dumplings for every meal.
–Melissa Koenig
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