Entertaining expert Dawna Pitts shares how to host a Lunar New Year party that celebrates luck, health and family very year, people around the world celebrate Lunar New Year. Known as Spring Festival, it is the most important holiday in several Asian cultures and dates back at least 3,500 years. In 2024, Lunar New Year falls on Sat., Feb. 10, and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 24. Legend has it that at the beginning of each year, a mythical creature named Nian — the Chinese word for “year” — would come and eat villagers. The only STORY AND STYLING BY TRACI CHANDLER OF OH, SUGAR! EVENTS + PAPERIE PHOTOS BY SCOTT FOUST Traditions and Superstitions E KEY TO THE GOOD LIFE FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE | 29