{"id":5797,"date":"2025-02-25T07:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2025-02-25T07:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:51:05","slug":"memories-of-lunar-new-year-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/25\/memories-of-lunar-new-year-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories of Lunar New Year 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here&#8217;s just a few memories from our Lunar New Year 2025 &#8211; Year of the Snake Dinner and Performance. 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