Not Sure What to do on Lunar New Year?
Not Sure What to do on Lunar New Year?
Here are some activities you can do next Lunar New Year:
> Watch Fireworks:
> Watch Fireworks:
Gather around with family or friends and watch some fireworks! You don't necessarily need to watch, you can also do your own fireworks, just make sure whenever you light it up, always stay far enough away from the fireworks! Some safer options are sparklers. It's much safer for kids and you won't risk blowing them up!
> Family Reunion:
Take time off to relax and spend quality time with your family. Oftentimes families are busy with their jobs and don’t have enough time to bond with their relatives causing many kids to neglect their other relatives. However, during Chinese New Year, while taking some time off, come together and catch up on things and do different activities together in honor of a new year.
> Give & Receive Red Envelopes:
Want money? Gather around to give each other money for the new year!
The red envelope symbolizes good wishes and brings luck for the future and wealth!
They are to be given to younger kids (or adults that aren't married yet!)
by adults and the elderly.
> Family Dinner/Eating Traditional Food:
Take the time off and celebrate with your family through dinner during the Lunar New Year! Here are some traditional food you can eat during this holiday season and what they symbolize.
￫ Hot Pot and Niangao (Glutinous Rice Cake)
Prosperity
￫ Fish
Increase in prosperity
￫ Chinese Dumplings and Spring Rolls
Wealth
￫ Shrimp
Happiness
￫ Tangerines
Good Luck
￫ Longevity Noodles
Long and Happy Life
> Lion and Dragon Dance Festival
> Lion and Dragon Dance Festival
Is Chinese New Year too quiet for you? Then you'd be interested in the Lion and Dragon Dance Festival. Chinese New Year itself is 15 days long, and on the last day, you get to watch the Dragon Festival. The locations to watch may vary over time.
A little backstory of these cultural events was that it was made to scare bad spirits away.
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is the first day of the Lunar calendar, which is based on the moon cycles. The Lunar New Year occurs most widely in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population. This year, the Lunar New Year is happening on January 22, 2023. Lunar New Year is important in China because they follow what their ancestors left on and keep going to make it happen, and based on their perspective it is also the first day of a new year. Did you know that the Lunar New Year doesn't fall on the same day every year? In 12 years, every year represents an animal, and after 12 years it will repeat the cycle anew. As in the US, Chinese people also set off fireworks at night, to show their happiness.
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Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year begins on Sunday, January 22, 2023. This year is the year of the rabbit. Chinese New Year is a festival that celebrates the beginning of the year based on the Chinese calendar. During Chinese New Year, people will set off fireworks, wear red clothes and gather with their families. Also, young people will get red envelopes with money inside. Chinese New Year is celebrated to welcome in the good and new year. People put new year couplets on doors so that good wishes and statements are expressed. Also, people will put upside-down Fu on doors. This is meant to bring luck to your home. Chinese New Year has a history of about 3,500 years. Happy Chinese New Year!
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