Ocoee to host Lunar New Year celebration

Ocoee will celebrate the holiday with a lion dance performance at Ocoee City Hall.

By Michael Eng
| 1:54 p.m. January 31, 2023

West Orange Times & Observer
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Xīnnián hǎo!

The city of Ocoee will celebrate Lunar New Year with a traditional lion dance performance at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Ocoee City Hall, 1 N. Bluford Ave., Ocoee.

According to host Dave Tran, the lion dance — to be performed by the Dynamics Lion Dance Team — is one of the most important traditions for the Asian Lunar New Year. It is performed to bring prosperity and good luck for the upcoming year.

The celebration will take place before the scheduled Ocoee City Commission meeting.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.