Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year: fifteen days of home, food, red paper and a fresh start.
How the fifteen days go
New Year's Eve
Everyone comes home for reunion dinner. Fish goes on the table and some is left over, since yu, fish, sounds like surplus.
Day one
Wear something new and red, wish elders well and give red envelopes. Many families skip sweeping today, so the luck stays in.
Day five to day fifteen
Day five welcomes the god of wealth. Day fifteen, the Lantern Festival, closes the season.
Rich or poor, you go home for New Year.
What to get ready
Lunar New Year
Hand-picked pieces are on the way.
Good to know
When is Lunar New Year 2027?
Lunar New Year 2027 falls on February 6, the start of the Year of the Goat. The date moves yearly because it follows the moon.
Is it Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year?
Both are right. Chinese New Year names the Chinese festival, and Lunar New Year is the wider term, since Korea, Vietnam and other places keep their own New Year at about the same time.
What do you say on Lunar New Year?
Say xin nian kuai le, Mandarin for Happy New Year. Gong xi fa cai wishes prosperity, and gong hei fat choy is the Cantonese form.
