The Chinese zodiac animals connect years, personalities, festival greetings, family jokes, gifts, and the symbolic imagination of daily Chinese life.
A detailed guide to Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, including origins, family customs, lucky foods, red envelopes, travel, and modern changes.
Explore Shang Yuan Festival, better known as Lantern Festival, including its history, lantern riddles, tangyuan, public celebrations, and modern meaning.
Learn about China’s Laba Festival, including Laba porridge, Laba garlic, Buddhist and folk origins, ancestor rituals, and how it begins the Lunar New Year season.
Discover China’s Kitchen God Festival, also called Little New Year, including stove worship, sugar offerings, house cleaning, regional dates, and Lunar New Year preparations.