1. Dumplings (饺子 - Jiǎozi) Symbolism: Wealth and prosperity, as their shape resembles ancient Chinese gold ingots. Common ...

Here's when the Chinese New Year starts in 2025, ... it is traditional for people to wear the formal hanbok, but nowadays people prefer informal clothing.

Most Americans consider January 1 the start of the new year, but many Asians and Asian-Americans don’t. Instead, they follow Lunar New Year, also referred to as Chinese New Year in the U.S ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – For the third year in a row, the Annual Chinese New Year Lantern Festival will be held in Fresno ...

The seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2025) is said to be when the Chinese mother goddess, Nuwa, created humanity. Thus, it’s called renri/jan jat (the people’s birthday).

The 15-day celebration of the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is fast approaching. Based on the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake, symbolizing wisdom, transformation ...

From casual qipaos to reimagined dudou tops, Dawang founder Daisy Wang Jingwen talks about combining Chinese culture with modern fashion design in her New York-based clothing brand.

The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, uses the phases of the moon to delineate days, weeks and months of the year. A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next ...

Lunar New Year celebrations can last up to 15 days, starting on the new moon between late January and mid-February. The exact date varies each year based on the lunar calendar. The new year begins ...

Traditionally, Chinese have a family dinner at home on New Year's Eve. On the Lunar New Year, many visit temples to pray and attend temple fairs to watch performances and buy snacks, toys and ...

Hundreds of millions gathered Wednesday in homes and crowded festivals to mark the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar new year, ringing in the Year of the Snake with feasts, dances, firework ...

In northern China, traditional food eaten during Lunar New Year is made using flour, like baos, pancakes, noodles, and dumplings. Families often make these dishes from scratch.