Culture
The reason why you shouldn't sweep the house on the first day of the year.
Sweeping away the good luck
The position of the animal representing this year in the zodiac cycle.
7th
The zodiac animal of this year.
Horse
These snacks contain a small piece of paper that tells you about what's going to happen.
Fortune cookies
Indonesia is home to these animals, the world's largest lizards.
Komodo dragons
In Vietnamese culture, the first day of the year is for Dad (Cha), the second day is for Mom (Me), and the third day is for this person.
Teacher
12 Zodiac Signs represent 12 "Earthly Branches" (Chi/Dizhi). Together with "Heavenly Stems" (Can/Tiangan), they form a zodiac cycle. For example, I am a Fire Rat, in which Fire is a Heavenly Stem and Rat is an Earthly Branch. The number of "Heavenly Stems" there are.
10
This empire relied on horse mobility to expand across Asia.
The Mongol Empire
During Tet, families in Vietnam display this fruit on the altar or in front of the house for prosperity.
Orange, mandarin, or kumquat
This place in Vietnam is officially recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Ha Long Bay
This is what Koreans call their Lunar New Year.
Seollal
The last year in the 20th century that was represented by the same animal this year.
1990
Horses have these unique identifiers, just like fingerprints in humans.
Facial markings
Vietnamese square sticky rice cake (banh chung) and round sticky rice cake (banh day) represent these things.
Earth and sky
Vietnamese coffee is mainly made of this type of coffee beans.
Robusta
In Chinese culture, people ignite fireworks or firecrackers for this spiritual reason.
Using loud noises to scare away evil and misfortune
The way the Rat ended up first in the zodiac signs in the folklore.
Hitching a ride on the Ox's back and hopping off first as they reached shore
This/these body part(s) of horses are the largest among land mammals.
Eyes
This food is eaten in many Asian countries for long life; cutting it/them short is considered bad luck.
The "Four Great Inventions" of ancient China.
Paper, gunpowder, printing, and compass
The year when Lunar New Year was made national public holiday in Indonesia.
2003
One of three animals in the zodiac signs that the animal representing this year isn't supposed to get along with.
Rat, Rabbit/Cat, or Chicken
A horse's hooves are made of this substance.
Keratin
In Chinese culture, people eat spring rolls/egg rolls for Lunar New Year because they resemble these things.
Gold bars
China built a replica of this place as a filming location for historical dramas.
The Forbidden City