I loved researching about the Lunar New Year in school many moons ago. It seems like such a fun tradition of welcoming a new year by playing games, watching lion dances, eating tangyuan 🤤 and releasing lanterns.
Gonna start a new tradition by going to the ayce buffet near me cause they have specials for LNY 🎉 eating as many dumplings as I can to manifest a prosperous 2026 🧧🙏 S/o to my fave abg @HoeNotFound 💘 LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING MORE MEMORIES W U EVERY LNY 🌟
I always wanted to watch the lanterns and to eat sweet dumplings I havent ever gotten to try so I think that would be what I look forward to first ♡
As a person with Chinese relatives, CNY is one the most festive holiday for me. When I was a child, i was excited because of the red envelope 🧧* kaching kaching* ✨ but now that my elders are you know, ehem .. growing older and older ..I'm mostly looking forward to the family gathering, the delicious foods, and colorful decorations. Truly a priceless core memory thats worthy to pass on.
Core CNY memory for me was when I was super young (and a lot more fluent in Chinese). I was the oldest out of all my cousins and rattled off blessings to the point my aunties and uncles gave me extra hongbao 🤩 I remember eating the best food and making epic profit those years!!
In my country, a lot of people celebrate CNY and one of the things that always interests me bcs it looks fun is Lo Hei/Yee Sang, or also known as Prosperity Toss. I first experienced it while working. Everyone would gather around a table togetjer and would mix and toss a shared plate of salad and raw fish and its symbolic to welcoming good fortune and prosperity 🧧
One that really stands out is the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, where families gather to share symbolic foods like dumplings for wealth and fish for abundance. I also think the red envelopes are meaningful—not just for the money, but for the wishes of luck and protection they represent. If I had the chance, I’d love to take part in a reunion dinner and experience how food, family, and tradition all come together to start the year with intention and hope.