Whether you’re unfamiliar with Lunar New Year or need a refresher, this guide will highlight some of the most common traditions associated with the occasion. Tourists visit a Lunar New Year Lantern Festival in Shanghai on January 21, 2024. Though incredibly complex, the Chinese zodiac calendar is best described as a 12-year cycle represented by 12 different animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Festive cakes and puddings are made on the 24th day of the last lunar month (February 3 in 2024). Day 3: Visit a templeDay three of the Lunar New Year (which falls on February 12 in 2024) is named “chi kou/cek hau,” or red mouth.

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Persons: Sui, ”, Nian, gao ”, You’ll, It’s, warding, kou, cek hau, it’s, Yuan Xiao Jie, Yuan, Xiao Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Lantern, fai chun, Visitors Locations: Hong Kong, Shanghai, China, Asia, Malaysia