馃Ё Lunar New Year
A family-centered new year complex shaped by renewal, reunion, ancestor remembrance, and regional ritual calendars across East and Southeast Asia.
Open in the 3D map- China 路 Beijing Spring Festival 路 Beijing
- China 路 Guangdong Spring Festival 路 Guangdong
- China 路 Fujian Spring Festival 路 Fujian
- China 路 Jilin Mongolian Chagan Sar 路 Jilin
- China 路 Dalian Spring Festival Temple Fair 路 Liaoning
- Vietnam 路 Vietnamese T岷縯 路 Hanoi and North
- Singapore 路 Singapore Chinese New Year 路 Chinatown
- United States 路 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 路 California
Traditions and customs
- hanging spring couplets
- visiting temple fairs
- staying up for the New Year
- New Year visits
- flower market
- giving red envelopes
- lion dance
- ancestor worship
Food and symbols
- dumplings
- rice cake
- candied hawthorn
- poon choi
- sweet rings
- Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup
- red rice wine lees pork
- local festival food
When it is celebrated
Lunar New Year is usually organized around First day of the first lunar month. Month: Jan / Feb
Shared roots and regional differences
Shared roots: family reunion, New Year renewal, blessing, New Year visits, rice cake, ancestor worship, lion dance percussion, candied hawthorn
China regional differences
- Beijing Spring Festival (China 路 Beijing): hanging spring couplets, visiting temple fairs, dumplings, rice cake, drums temple fair, yangge dance
- Guangdong Spring Festival (China 路 Guangdong): flower market, giving red envelopes, rice cake, poon choi, lion dance percussion, lion dance
- Fujian Spring Festival (China 路 Fujian): ancestor worship, family hearth feast, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup, red rice wine lees pork, drums, nanyin music
- Jilin Mongolian Chagan Sar (China 路 Jilin): New Year visits, ancestor worship, milk tea, red decorations, traditional clothing
- Dalian Spring Festival Temple Fair (China 路 Liaoning): visiting temple fairs, lion dance dragon dance dance, dumplings seafood, gongs and drums, red decorations, traditional clothing
Cross-cultural versions
- Vietnamese T岷縯 (Vietnam 路 Hanoi and North): year-end cleaning, ancestor worship, rice cake, festival pastries, lion dance percussion, New Year folk songs
- Singapore Chinese New Year (Singapore 路 Chinatown): year-end cleaning, ancestor worship, rice cake, festival pastries, lion dance percussion, New Year folk songs
- San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade (United States 路 California): dragon and lion dance, float parade, dumplings, rice cake, gongs and drums, New Year parade music
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year matters because it turns renewal, reunion, blessing, and a fresh seasonal start into a visible cultural system of time, place, family, and public ritual.
Customs
- hanging spring couplets
- visiting temple fairs
- staying up for the New Year
- New Year visits
- flower market
- giving red envelopes
- lion dance
- ancestor worship
Food
- dumplings
- rice cake
- candied hawthorn
- poon choi
- sweet rings
- Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup
- red rice wine lees pork
- local festival food
Music / Dance
- drums temple fair
- yangge dance
- lion dance percussion
- lion dance
- drums
- nanyin music
- local music and dance
- song
FAQ
What is Lunar New Year?
A family-centered new year complex shaped by renewal, reunion, ancestor remembrance, and regional ritual calendars across East and Southeast Asia.
When is Lunar New Year celebrated?
Lunar New Year is usually organized around First day of the first lunar month. Month: Jan / Feb.
What traditions are associated with Lunar New Year?
Common traditions include hanging spring couplets, visiting temple fairs, staying up for the New Year, New Year visits, flower market, giving red envelopes.