Food
This popular food is shaped like little pockets and is eaten for good luck during Lunar New Year.
What are dumplings?
There are this many animals in the Chinese Zodiac
What is 12?
This color is commonly worn because it symbolizes luck, happiness, and prosperity
What is red?
This public event often features dragon or lion dances
What is a Lunar New Year parade?
These steamed buns are sometimes eaten because their shape resembles wealth or treasure.
What are bao (baozi)?
What is the first year in the Zodiac Calendar
What is the Year of the rat?
Families often do this to their homes before the New Year to get rid of bad luck.
What is cleaning the house?
Lunar New Year is celebrated not only in China, but also in countries like this one.
This food is eaten to represent a long life
What are noodles?
This creature let the rat ride on his back
What is the ox?
Many people do this with their money or possessions before the new year to ensure prosperity.
What is saving or budgeting wisely
The Lunar New Year celebration typically lasts this many days.
What is 15 days?
Symbolizes wealth for the coming year
What are egg rolls?
The zodiac in 2029
What is the Rooster?
Firecrackers are traditionally used to scare away this mythical monster
What is Nian
Firecrackers are traditionally used to scare away this mythical monster
What is Nian?
Oranges and tangerines are popular because they symbolize this.
What is good luck and wealth?
People born in the same zodiac animal share a cycle that repeats every this many years
What is 12 years
This ritual, often done on New Year’s Eve, involves families offering food and incense to honor ancestors and invite their blessings for the year.
What is an ancestral offering / worship ceremony?
The celebration ends with this
What is the Lantern Festival?