Chinese New Year Archives

Step on Villains? A Curious Find While Buying Lucky Red Socks for Chinese New Year

2020 will welcome the Year of the Rat, the Chinese zodiac sign for some family members, which has prompted me

Years ago, when I went to have my fortune read at the Shihlin Night Market in Taipei, the fortune-teller gave

I love Chinese New Year, but not just for the way the city I live in empties out as everyone

After 15 years in Beijing, it definitely feels like home to me, but there’s something about the big holidays –

Have you ever lost a meaning in translation because you didn’t quite understand another culture? That happened to me the

Christmas is your Chinese New Year. I’ve heard this phrase uttered countless times by people in China when the holidays

The Legend Behind Spring Festival Once every year, a hungry monster called Nian (年) would make its way from the

Celebrating Chinese New Year is a little like celebrating Christmas, if you swapped any religious connotations for a whole lot more family

春晚 Chunwan – Spring Evening – are two words laden with cultural meaning in the Chinese language. Every year on

While 4 percent of the Earth’s population flocks to the countryside to celebrate Spring Festival (Chunjie, 春节), some cities in