Spring Festival in China -Chun jie ()

The traditional lunar calendar governs Chinese festivities. The most important event of the year is the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring event or chun jie ().

The event commemorates the conclusion of the darkest days of winter and the arrival of spring and new beginnings. It is also the season to pray for a plentiful harvest.

The entire family is there, and special delicacies with symbolic significance are prepared with great care. Dumplings, known as jiao zi (), are considered fortunate and will be included in the northern Chinese supper.

The Chinese lunar year 4721 begins on Sunday, January 22, 2023.

When is the Chinese New Year? The date of Chinese New Year varies from year to year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. The first day of Chinese New Year is the second new moon following the winter solstice, which usually comes between January 21st and February 20th.

The Spring Festival concludes 15 days later, on the first full moon of the new lunar year, with the Lantern Festival.

The Year of the Rabbit is 2023.

People born in a certain year are said to share the personality qualities of that year’s animal. Rabbits are noted for their delicate and sensitive nature, as well as their great sense of aesthetics. They are also recognized for their calm, kindness, and gentleness. They are also said to be fortunate in love and money.

The Year of the Rabbit is 2023.

People born in a certain year are said to share the personality qualities of that year’s animal. Rabbits are noted for their delicate and sensitive nature, as well as their great sense of aesthetics. They are also recognized for their calm, kindness, and gentleness. They are also said to be fortunate in love and money.

On New Year’s Day, everyone turns one year older.

A person’s age is calculated by the number of lunar years or sections of years they have been living, according to the traditional Chinese system of age counting, or xsu ().

For example, a baby born in November 2020 would be four years old on Chinese New Year’s Day 2023 since it would have lived for four lunar years…the Rat (2020), the Ox (2021), the Tiger (2022), and the Rabbit (2023).

How to Say “Happy New Year” in Mandarin Chinese

xīn nián kuài lè  (新年快乐) – Happy New Year!

chūn jiē kuài lè   (春节快乐) – Happy Spring Festival! – 

gōng xǐ fā cái  (恭喜发财) – Wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year.

gong hei fat choy  (恭喜发财) – Wishing you great happiness and prosperity (in Cantonese)

xīn xiǎng shì chéng  (心想事成) – May all your wishes come true.

Children Receive Lucky Money in Red Envelopes

The Spring Festival tradition of gifting lucky money contained in red envelopes, also known as red pockets, red packets, or hong bao, is believed to bestow blessings and transfer fortune from elders to children. These days it is also common to exchange red envelopes between bosses and employees and even between colleagues and friends.

Hong bao must be in new bills, and the total amount must be an even number. The unlucky number “four” is a homonym for “death”, so a red envelope should never contain an amount that includes a four in it.

Cleaning and Showering are Not Allowed on Chinese New Year

A day is set aside before the Spring Festival to thoroughly clean your home, which will sweep away ill-luck and allow good fortune to enter. Once this New Year’s good fortune has entered, however, you should not shower, wash clothes, sweep, or toss away garbage for fear of washing or throwing your good luck away. Other things that are taboo during the Spring Festival include swearing, arguing, using scissors and knives, cutting your hair and saying unlucky words such as “sickness” and “death.”words like “sickness” and “death” are all prohibited during the Spring Festival.