COLUMBIA, S.C. – It’s officially the Year of the Dragon, and South Carolina Midlands residents celebrated the start of the Lunar New Year at Richland Library Northeast. “It’s basically New Year, but in Asia, they go by the lunar calendar, so the day kind of changes from year to year, but it’s basically their version of Christmas,” customer service supervisor Jenny Lao said. “It’s one of the biggest holidays. Everyone gets together. They get – they wear new clothes. They like just try to start the new year off right and then like kind of appreciate hanging out with like friends and family.”