The Chinese New Year celebrations brought people from across the community together Sunday at the Art Gallery of Windsor.
It’s considered the most important day in Chinese culture.
"We like to remember our culture and our heritage,” says Katherine Fung, of the Essex County Chinese Association.
In 2014, it’s the Year of the Horse.
"They are very energetic…and they like to win,” Fung says of those born in the Year of the Horse.
For 12-year-old Anik Boulineau, it was a chance to learn about her heritage.
She was adopted from northern China when she was 14-months-old.
"She needs to learn as she grows in life that this is her, who she is and where she comes from and to pass it along to her family and her kids," her mother Mary Boulineau says.
Next year the family will visit China.
"I want to see the Great Wall of China, go to the zoo and see a panda," Anik says.
The festivities also included dancing and food.
"It's just wonderful that we are in a country where we can celebrate and accept everyone's traditions,” Mary Boulineau says.
