Lilja Cormack
07 February 2025
Feature

WATCH: Framingham’s Century Chinese Language School Rings In Year of the Snake

Members of the school’s community shared their aspirations for the new year with us—including an emphasis on engaging people of all cultural backgrounds as well as facilitating more multicultural exchanges amongst their community and with the city of Framingham at large.

Last week marked the turn of the Lunar New Year, which is an important holiday in Chinese culture.

We checked in with Framingham’s Century Chinese Language School to see how they celebrated the occasion.

Members of the school’s community also shared their aspirations for the new year with us—including an emphasis on engaging people of all cultural backgrounds as well as facilitating more multicultural exchanges amongst their community and with the city of Framingham at large.

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