Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Festivities Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival
The Chinese New Year holiday comes to its climax with the Yuan Xiao (元宵节 / yuán xiāo jié), or Lantern Festival, ...
Chinese New Year Festivities Red Pockets
Red Pockets
Red pocket, red packet, red envelope… what is this magical red thing? Regardless what term you use, 红包 (hóng bāo) are ...
Chinese New Year Festivities Gala
Chinese New Year Gala
Chinese New Year is an ancient holiday. Most of its traditions date back to thousands of years ago. But as ...
Chinese New Year Decorations Festivities
Chinese New Year Decorations
Every year, the horrendous monster 年 (Nián) would terrorize villages. It would eat everything, from mosquitos to human beings. As time ...
Chinese New Year Festivities Greetings
Happy New Year in Chinese and Other Greetings
There are multiple blessings and greetings for Chinese New Year. But there are variations even for the most basic “Happy ...
Calendar Chinese New Year Festivities
Chinese New Year Calendar
The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, has more than 4,000 years of history and is the longest holiday of ...
Chinese New Year Taboos Traditions
Chinese New Year Taboos
The Spring Festival is a time of celebration. It’s to welcome the new year with a smile and let the ...
Chinese New Year Myths Traditions
Chinese New Year Myths
We’re all familiar with myths, legends and fairytales. It’s always interesting to see how they explain traditions that we still ...
Chinese New Year Clothes Fasion Traditions
Chinese New Year Clothes
This Chinese tradition goes all the way back to the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589 AD). In the Song Dynasty ...
Chinese New Year Snacks Traditions
Chinese New Year Snacks
Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. The most important meal of the year is the ...
