Lunar new year is all new to me but would love to take part in creating and decorating with red decorations to ward off bad luck. IGN: MarshMell0w
as someone who is chinese, i've been so deeply rooted with lny as a tradition. the most notable year was actually when i was younger, being able to celebrate it in shanghai with relatives. i got to see the fireworks from outside our window and it was a moment that was extremely special.
My favourite Chinese New year ritual I had growing up, was visiting London China town with my "god brother" every year from ages 3 -24. (He's moved to Viet now, and I miss him dearly, but I still go when I can.) The vibrant and rich colours, the smells, the symbolism of sharing moon cakes and the simple kindness of strangers was something I won't ever forget. One year we nearly ended up in a stampede and the vendors took us kids in the shops and told us the meaning of the years animal, so we all remained safe, their kindness was unmatched. The dragon dances and the music is something else too, so beautiful, elegant and genuinely an incredible celebration. 🥰
Honestly, my favorite thing is seeing all of the cool decorations and people having fun! I haven't been anywhere while it was being celebrated before, but it would be so cool to experience it at least once! 💕
Last year I was able to participate in an after-school Chinese New Year event that took place at my child's school. It was very interesting to learn about some of the traditions and what they do in preparation for the event. It was also neat to read the slides that were prepared which were very informative. The games were really fun as well. Being able to share that experience with my daughter is something that I will remember fondly and it will be a favorite memory
Visiting my grandmother’s place with everyone gathered, she gave birth to 15 kids so you can imagine how many people turn up for this gathering. Collecting all the red packets from the adults and when I get home, putting them all under my pillow and only allowed to open them all on the 15th lunar day 😂
Lunar new years is kind of new to me but I have a vague memory from when I was kid and we had some neighbours who celebrated it and I remember making fun decorations and such
I remember in the San Fransisco bay area, every year they host a LNY parade. Having grown up there i remember the whole dragon thing that is key to the Chinese culture. Love the culture.
I researched Lunar New Year traditions and love the concept of Shousui staying up all night on New Year's Eve. It's said that the longer the children stay awake the longer their parents will live.
I researched Lunar New Year traditions and love the concept of Shousui staying up all night on New Year's Eve. It's said that the longer the children stay awake the longer their parents will live.
I'm from an orthodox European country where Lunar New Year is not celebrated, but I used to work for Chinese employers and I was on very good terms with my bosses, so I decided to do some research about the celebration and gift them something hand-made for the New Year. That was in 2024 - the Year of the Wooden Dragon, and I decided to gift them a wooden cutting board with pyrography art of a dragon that I drew myself. Some days after I gave them the gift, I read somewhere that it's considered very bad luck to gift sharp objects like knives for LNY since it symbolizes breaking connections (the cutting board was in set with two small cutting knives). I got upset that my bosses would interpret the gift as "cutting ties" so I went to apologize, but they just laughed and kindly thanked me for the gesture, and since I showed interest in their customs and traditions, they taught me how to hand-fold red envelopes and make Chinese knots for good luck! All in all, I learned many new things about a culture that's much different from mine and it was quite interesting to me. I've never been able to attend a LNY festival but it's definitely on my wishlist to experience that one day. 🎉
My favourite part about the Lunar New Year is all the Lion Dancers. They are crazy strong. Ata should definitely make a look dancer avi one year.
A great thing to learn about is the tradition of the Reunion Dinner. Families gather on New Year's Eve to share symbolic foods like dumplings for wealth and whole fish for abundance, leaving some fish uneaten for a surplus of luck in the year ahead
Growing up Indian in SEA, my favorite tradition is joining my Chinese neighbors for Lo Hei. we toss the salad together for shared prosperity and multicultural friendship
When I was little my great grandma always wanted to celebrate this! (She’s from Japan so she did not do this she was also banned from her family for marrying my great grandfather so when she came to the states she would do this with me every year ♥️) I remember always making the house look spotless, endless cooking and dressing up in our most formal wear. She would teach me how to make a dragon out of origami and making paper lanterns to hang up in her garden. that was my favorite lol she definitely put her own fun twist to it and I’ll forever cherish it as she was so happy 🫶🏻
I've only seen the Chinese New Year celebrations and festivals on TV because I live in a small country that doesn't have a Chinese or any Asian society within and unfortunately I will never get to see it in real life probably 🙁 But the light shows that they make with drones in recent years instead of fireworks, and all of the decorations and costumes of animals look so fascinating to me!
Growing up, Lunar New Year was a vibrant sanctuary where the world turned a festive red and all worries seemed to vanish. I fondly remember the school celebrations where my friends and I would dress in our best crimson outfits, parading on runways and enjoying the thunderous rhythm of lion dances while sharing mandarins. Visiting our Chinese friends was always a highlight, as we were greeted with the refreshing fizz of 100 Plus and the excitement of receiving ang pau (those red envelopes filled with generous pocket money felt like a golden ticket to a child’s dreams). Our nights were fueled by the thrill of firecrackers and the 12:00 AM roar of neighborhood fireworks that lit up the sky in a collective celebration. While the transition into adulthood has dimmed that carefree magic and the excitement of the ang pau has faded into responsibility, those childhood memories of laughter and togetherness remain a cherished reminder of a time when happiness was as simple as a red packet and a sparkler in the night sky🥺
As someone who grew up in the Philippines (was 6yrs old when I left). LNY to us was a way for us to connect with our family and grow a deeper bond with each other as we wish peace and prosperity to one another. Being given a red envelope as a kid not knowing what it really means but just money in our pockets from our grown ups was one thing, But now as an adult I realized that it was just more than about Money but it was our grown ups praying for peace and casting out any bad karma. I truly enjoy celebrating LNY as an adult since im the one handing out red envelopes to my nieces and nephew and ofcourse we cant forget about the foods that we were blessed with and that helps our family connect as we talk about life.