Do You Know How to Celebrate Chinese New Year ?

Chinese New Year ?

Chinese Lunar New Year is the most important festival in Chinese history. Normally, we have a two-week holiday, full of family and friends reunion, rich and delicious food, wish the New Year is full of prosperity and happiness. We love Chinese New Year, everyone. Every year, we will be looking forward to Chinese New Year since December. And kids will receive Chinese New Year red envelopes from Elders.

Mark Your Calendars
Chinese New Year 2017 is January 28, 2017. The celebration lasts from the night before the first day of the lunar year until the Lantern Festival 15 days later.

Here is a collection of easy family activities, recipes and crafts with step-by-step directions to help your family welcome a happy and lucky new year.

The Basics

Much like the celebration of the New Year in the Western world, Chinese New Year is all about the hopeful spirit of renewal. The holiday’s traditions, symbols and rituals are all meant to wipe the slate clean and prepare for prosperity, good luck and happiness in the new year. Simply put, every Chinese New Year is a new beginning. Today, Chinese New Year is celebrated with fireworks and family dinners by more than a billion people around the world.

History & Folklore

Chinese New Year has been celebrated for more than four thousand years and originated to mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The holiday is one of the three big festivals designated for the living — the others are the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. 

Decoding the 15 Days of Chinese New Year

You’re no doubt familiar with the 12 days of Christmas, resplendent with drummers drumming, pipers piping and a partridge in a pear tree. Less well publicized, however, are the 15 days of Chinese New Year, the festival season that stretches from the new moon on New Year’s Day until the full moon on the Lantern Festival. 

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