Chinese New Year Archives

Not Home for the Holidays: An Unusual Chinese New Year

The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures

My first Chinese New Year experience was not what I was expecting. Of course, before I married into a Chinese

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