DES MOINES, Iowa — Alongside millions across the globe, Iowans will ring in the Year of the Horse with community gatherings, cultural performances, food and other festivities.
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea, is a cultural event celebrated in multiple Asian countries and diaspora communities, marking the end of winter and the arrival of spring.
The holiday begins on the night of the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon…