Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) is hosting its annual Chinese New Year Celebration at Musicians Corner, Centennial Park on Saturday, 2/21/2026, from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Free registration is highly recommended to assist us to plan the event better for everyone.
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important and celebrated festival for Chinese people around the world including the Chinese Americans in middle TN. It is a time to honor our ancestors, and it is also a time for family reunion, visiting relatives and friends. Decorating red couplets at the doors or entrances is to avoid evil spirits, red envelopes are given to the children and elders to wish them good health and good fortune. Lion dance, dragon dance, and street folk dances are often performed to bring good luck to the community. Firecrackers were lit to scare away the legendary beast, and mark the new beginning of the new year.
This coming Lunar New Year is the Year of the Horse. Horse symbolizes vitality, perseverance, warm heartedness, and success.
Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) is collaborating with many organizations and schools to make this 11th Annual Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year Celebration an exciting free event for the public.
New this year for Chinese language learner to explore the intricate of Chinese language with a “Chinese Tongue Twister Friendly Competition." Please sign up to compete.
FYI:
We are adding "Tongue twister friendly competition" to challenge Chinese language learners to participate. It is mostly for fun and to discover the intricate Chinese toner pronunciation. The first one will be the popular Horse and mother.
A Chinese Tongue Twister Friendly Competition will be hosted at the CNY Celebration at Centennial Park. Participate, enjoy the challenge, and have fun!
1st Tongue Twister Mother and horse tongue twister
媽媽騎馬，馬慢，媽媽罵馬。妞妞騎牛，牛扭，妞妞扭牛。
(妈妈骑马，马慢，妈妈骂马。妞妞骑牛，牛扭，妞妞扭牛。)
(māma qí mǎ, mǎ màn, māma mà mǎ. NiūNiū qí niú, niú niǔ, niūniū niǔ niú.)
Mom rides a horse, the horse is slow, mom scolds the horse. Niu Niu rides a bull, the bull twists, Niu Niu twists the bull.
Start to practice today. Compete for a very unique prize. Sign up today!
Click the "Sign Up" here to let CAAN knows that you are participating the fun Chinese Tongue Twister Friendly Competition. Happy Lunar New Year of the HORSE!
