CULTURE

Are Non-Asian People Okay to Celebrate Chinese New Year?

Year of the Dragon is upon us

Midnight Young
Asian Mosaic
Published in
4 min readFeb 10, 2024

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New Year’s Dragon costume
Image by The National Museum of Asian Art (asia.si.edu.com)

The Dragon is finally coming. It’s the only mythological creature in the Chinese horoscope and, no doubt, the most powerful and auspicious.

According to mythology, the Jade Emperor organised a race. Animals that wanted to become part of the Zodiac took…

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Midnight Young
Asian Mosaic

Baltic soul, British heart, living under American skies. I explore the multicultural identity, but don't shy away from fantasy and mazes of real life.