Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, has officially arrived. The starting day of this event changes with the Moon cycle and, this year, the 15-day-long ...

Most unusual Chinese New Year traditions and superstitions: No hair cuts allowed and why you shouldn't be cleaning the house. Candise Lin based in California spoke about Lunar New Year superstitions ...

Lune New Year is primarily celebrated in many Asian cultures, including by Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian. Each culture has its own name for the ...

Chinese communities have since celebrated both the start of the Gregorian year on Jan. 1 and then the Lunar New Year, a reflection of cultural roots, some weeks afterward.

Each Chinese New Year revolves around a 12-year cycle and is associated with an animal in the Chinese zodiac, which is then paired with any one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire and ...

Abbie and her brother clean the house in preparation for the Chinese and Lunar New Year celebrations. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played ...

Yeh uses downtime between Christmas and New Year’s to go through the kids’ toys, books and clothes. Out with the old, ready for the new. Her children range in age from almost 7 to 17, and you ...

Chinese New Year begins Wednesday, Jan. 29, in 2025. The holiday lasts from Wednesday to Feb. 15 , which is the Lantern Festival. Why does the Chinese New Year fall on different dates each year?

From sharing food with family to visiting temples, here are common Chinese New Year traditions you need to remember for a prosperous year. Skip to content. ... Cleaning the house.

Chinese New Year features about 15 days of festivities, including a typical eight-day holiday. Celebrations often include cleaning the house in preparation, gathering with family and sharing a ...

Additionally, the 27th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival is scheduled for Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. with festival booths on Bayard Street (between Mulberry and Mott streets) from 11:30 a ...