Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is the most important celebration in Chinese culture and is widely observed across East and Southeast Asia. It marks the beginning of the lunar calendar with family reunions, traditional foods symbolizing prosperity, and vibrant festivities lasting 15 days.
Lunar New Year Culinary Traditions
Dumplings
Shaped like ancient Chinese gold ingots, dumplings symbolize wealth and prosperity. Families gather to make them together on New Year's Eve.
Whole Fish
Serving a whole fish represents abundance and unity. The Chinese word for fish sounds like "surplus," symbolizing prosperity for the coming year.
Nian Gao & Tangerines
Sweet sticky rice cake (nian gao) means "higher year," symbolizing growth. Tangerines and oranges represent good luck and wealth.
Lunar New Year Recipes
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