Taiwanese BuzzFeed reporter says only those from countries that celebrate Lunar New Year can participate, unless invited

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/02/09
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Lunar New Year 2011 in London. (By Wikimedia Commons)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Right in the midst of the Lunar New Year Holiday, a BuzzFeed reporter with ties to Taiwan was a real buzzkill when she posted a Tweet saying only those from countries which observe the festival, or have been invited from such countries can participate.

On Wednesday (Feb. 6), the second day of the Lunar New Year, BuzzFeed reporter Kassandra Cho, who claims to hail from Taiwan and New Zealand, indicated in a tweet that foreigners who do not originate from an Asian country that celebrates the festival should not participate, unless specifically invited by citizens of those countries to do so. The reaction on social media was swift, with many people from countries that observe the festival rushing to welcome all comers, while others criticized her as being hypocritical after lauding the Taiwanese celebration of the Celtic holiday Halloween.

At 11:49 a.m. on Wednesday, Cho posted the following message on Twitter:
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