10 Chinese New Year Traditions You Don't Know What to Eat – Priority of the Festival In China, an old saying goes 'Food is the first important thing for people' while a modern saying '3 pounds' weight gain atevery festival.' Both show the Chinese people's love of food. There probabl...
New Year's Day celebrations may long be over for countries in the West, but the Chinese New Year is yet to arrive - and with it comes a wide range of Chinese New Year traditions! This year, Chinese New Year's Day falls on January 29, 2025. According to Chinese zodiac traditions, 202...
Chinese New Year traditions 1. House CleaningIn the days leading up to Chinese New Year, Chinese families sweep the floors, wash clothes and other things, clean spiders' webs, and dredge ditches. It is traditionally believed that dust represents old things, so cleaning houses means doing away...
Little Year People buy Chinese New Year decorations Date: Jan 22nd/23rd, 2025 Traditions: Pray to the Kitchen God Clean up the house Buy food and New Year decorations In the northern part of China, people celebrate the Little Year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, while the people ...
Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Jan. 26, 2024. The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam on Friday acquainted local students with traditions related to the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/...
8 Chinese New Year Traditions, Explained Tria Wen Learn the legends, superstitions and clever wordplay behind these Chinese New Year traditions The meaning behind Chinese New Year’s customsChinese New Year is the most widely...
10 Chinese New Year Traditions You Don’t Know As the most significant and oldest festival in China, Chinese New Year, aka Spring Festival, is associated with many traditions and customs. Some of these traditions are dying out, so people feel that the festival becomes less interesting and ...
Chinese New Year, annual 15-day Chinese festival that begins with the new moon that occurs between January 21 and February 20.
After half a month's busy time with a house spring-clean and holiday shopping, the festivities kick off on the New Year's Eve, and last 15 days, until the full moon arrives with the Lantern Festival. Let's look through the core traditions and practices of the Chinese New Year.House ...
Chinese New Year: What is the Lunar New Year? History of Chinese New Year Chinese New Year Traditions Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What is good luck for Chinese New Year? Wearing red, eating fish and dumplings, and honoring one's ancestors are all considered lucky at Chinese New...