People have a family reunion dinner in Hanjiang District of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 9, 2024. People across the country enjoy the festive atmosphere with family reunion dinners on the eve of Chinese Lunar New Year on Friday. (Photo by Qi Liguang/Xinhua) Volunteers from ...
February 9th, 2024 New Year’s Eve (除夕) Depending on the moon cycle, New Year’s Eve either lands on the 29th or 30th of the lunar December. Regardless, this day is also known as the 30th of the year (大年...
Families unite for a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, sharing love and ancestral tributes, an extra table setting honors those who came before. For tourists, the Chinese New Year period emerges as one of the best times to visit China. The country radiates a festive energy characterized by...
How to Plan a Family Reunion Dinner Sumptuous and abundant, the family reunion dinner served on Chinese New Year’s Eve is undeniably a highlight of the entire holiday season. Use this planner, complete with recipes, to create a meal full of auspicious symbolism and delicious flavors for your...
Chinese New Year's Eve is the night of the Chinese family reunion. Chinese housewives need to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner and 15-day Chinese New Year festivals for weeks. They need to clean the entire house, put a new interior and exterior decoration, prepare new clothes and ...
For the Year of the Dragon 1, 6 and 7 are considered lucky.Chinese New Year for KidsTraditionsPlaying Mahjong Mahjong and other games are played by family and friends after the Chinese New Year reunion dinner. This game with 144 tiles for up to 4 players is popular especially in China, ...
Staying up late or all night on Chinese New Year's Eve is called "守岁(shǒu suì)" in Chinese. After the grand reunion dinner, all family members will sit together, chatting, playing cards or mahjong, and watch the Spring Festival gala to welcome the arrival of the new year....
Do:before the new year, thoroughly clean the house, put up "spring couplets" (two strips of red paper with good luck sayings...you'll see these sold in the markets), decorate with lucky flowers and plants, buy new clothes for everyone in the family, and have a family reunion dinner....
Solar Date (2024)Lunar DateTitleSummary Feb. 9th12th month, 30th day 除夕(Chúxì)New Year’s EveFamily reunion dinner, staying up till midnight Feb. 10th1st month, 1st day 初一(Chūyī)New Year’s DayVisiting family, giving presents, ancestral graves visits ...
Family Reunion Dinner on New Year's Eve Staying Up on Lunar New Year's Eve On New Year's Eve, almost every family stays up until 0 o'clock to wait for the new year's arrival. After family dinner, they sit together and watch the Spring Festival Gala, chat, and eat some nuts and ...