Names, Dates, Facts
What Lunar New Year is called in Vietnam.
What is Tết
This color symbolizes luck, protection, and joy during Lunar New Year.
What is red
The zodiac cycle contains this many years.
What is 12
This food is eaten in Chinese Lunar New Year to represent a long life.
What are noodles
You should avoid washing this on New Year's Day to avoid washing away good fortune
What is hair
What Lunar New Year is called in China.
What is Chūnjié
Children receive these items filled with crisp bills for good luck.
What are red envelopes
What is horse
This sliced rice cake soup is eaten to celebrate Korean Lunar New Year.
What is Tteokguk
When it comes to your home, you should avoid doing this on New Year's Day
What is sweeping or taking out the trash
What Lunar New Year is called in Korea.
What is Seollal
Before the new year, families perform this task in the home to remove old bad luck.
What is cleaning
This animal is the first in the zodiac cycle.
What is the rat
These sticky rice cakes are eaten in Vietnamese Lunar New year to represent the earth and cosmos.
What is Bánh Chưng/Bánh Tét
This festival occurs on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
What is the Lantern Festival
Firecrackers are used to scare away this mythical beast.
What is Nián
This famous zodiac origin tale involves this competition organized by the Jade Emporer.
What is the Great Race?
This food resembles ancient gold ingots and symbolize wealth.
You should avoid using this office item on New Year's Day.
What are scissors
Approximately how many people around the world celebrate Lunar New Year?
What is 1.5 billion people
Families post this character upside-down to symbolize good fortune arriving.
What is the upside-down “福” (fú)
This animal startled the Horse, allowing it to finish ahead in the zodiac order.
What is the Snake
These sweet glutinous rice balls signify family unity, harmony, and togetherness.
What is tāngyuán
What food should you avoid eating on New Year's Day?
What is porridge