In the final days before the 2017 Lunar New Year — the Year of the Rooster —begins Saturday, many last-minute shoppers are making their way through the Asian Garden Flower Festival in Westminster's Little Saigon. (Nuran Alteir)The Lunar New Year is celebrated as a cultural or religious holiday, depending on how one sees it. Nuran Alteir Tien Trang Luu, a calligrapher, writes a word of blessing for a customer at the Asian Garden Flower Festival in Westminster’s Little Saigon as locals prepare for the east Asian Lunar New Year. Tien Trang Luu, a calligrapher, writes a word of blessing for a customer at the Asian Garden Flower Festival in Westminster’s Little Saigon as locals prepare for the east Asian Lunar New Year. Nuran Alteir Red envelopes filled with money are given to children as Lunar New Year good-luck gifts.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2017 02:32 UTC