# @news12nj on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU5WUF_DMmb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56728309-news12nj-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-18T10:34:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** News 12 New Jersey (@news12nj) — https://gondola.cc/news12nj

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LUNAR NEW YEAR: Many people in New Jersey celebrated the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, a holiday centered on family, tradition and food.

At Shan Shan Noodles in Parsippany, owner Shan Lu says making dumplings is a key tradition, along with Chinese rice pudding. �

The restaurant is bustling as it serves traditional dishes meant to bring prosperity, happiness and longevity: dumplings for wealth, long noodles for long life, fish for abundance and tanghulu candied fruit for a sweet celebration. 
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#News12 #News12NJ #NewJersey #Parsippany

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