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Typical offerings on the midnight of the 8th day (Rat Hour) include a pair of Sugar Cane, Joss Sticks, 7 cups of Chinese Tea, 7 cups of Rice Wine, 7 plates of fresh fruits, a Roast Pig, 2 bouquets of flowers, and Gold Paper folded into the shape of an ingot for burning as an offering. Commonly, these include food offerings and the burning of incense at home altars. Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition. By Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan. This 2025 marks the celebration of the year of the wood snake. In Chinese astrology, there are 12 zodiac signs with an animal paired with one of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and 7. Pay respect to one's ancestors On the New Year's day, families often remember and honour their ancestors by offering them food, incense, and prayers at ancestral altars or graves. This Chinese Many Chinese families keep a supply of joss paper at home to burn during moments in everyday life when a deceased relative is remembered. For instance, some people burn joss paper on the 1st and 15th of every lunar month, at family gatherings like a Chinese New Year dinner or even simply after thinking fondly of an ancestor during the day. 8. Offering gifts to ancestors. Families honor their ancestors by offering wine, food and incense at gravesites or altars. This custom of showing respect ensures blessings for the new year. 9. Staying up late “Shousui,” which translates to “after the New Year’s Eve dinner,” is the Chinese New Year tradition of staying awake past midnight. Traditionally, Chinese families gather for a festive dinner at home on New Year's Eve. On the Lunar New Year, many visit temples to pray and attend temple fairs to watch performances and buy Let's delve into the numbers, particularly the surge in “dragon babies”. In 2024, during the Year of the Dragon, China witnessed a 5.7% year-on-year increase in births, with South Korea seeing a 3% rise. These spikes are noteworthy, considering both nations are grappling with declining birth rates. Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. This is a festival called Laba ( 腊八 Làbā /laa-baa/ '12th lunar month' + '8'), in the traditional sense, which Some Chinese use this ritual to remember their loved ones every so often. It is also done to bring good luck to their businesses. Festivals like Chinese New Year is used to fondly remember the loved ones. You will notice that there is an increase in the sale of joss papers just before Ching Ming festival and hungry ghost festival. BANGKOK – The Thai government on Jan 26 called on Chinese descendants to use digital paper offerings online instead of burning real ones as part of their Chinese New Year traditions, to help Joss paper burning is usually the last performed act in Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies. The papers may also be folded and stacked into elaborate pagodas or lotuses. In Taoist rituals, the practice of offering joss paper to deities or The Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner, where families gather around a lavish table, symbolizes hopes for prosperity in the coming year. Commonly, these include food offerings and the burning of 11pm is the time to start offering. The ninth day of Chinese New Year thus, bears equal, if not greater importance, than the first day of Chinese New Year. However, do note that burning of It is an important custom to pay tribute to ancestors during the Chinese Spring Festival. The most common time for the rituals is before New Year's Eve dinner. On New Year's Eve after dark. people set up offerings, and burn incense, and then the younger generations kneel and bow, saying "Ancestors, welcome home for the New Year". Chinese New Year traditions regarding greeting are not like kissing, embrace, and handshaking in western countries. In the past, the first thing for a Chinese New Year visit started with kowtowing to the elders. No matter how old you are, if there is someone older than you, you need to kneel down to show respect and grateful feeling to the elders. SINGAPORE: The Thai government recently urged people of Chinese descent to use digital offerings during the Chinese New Year instead of burning paper offerings to reduce air pollution. Netizens SINGAPORE -The number of complaints over burning joss paper during the Chinese New Year period fell by 70 per cent, from 886 cases in 2022 to 282 cases in 2023, the Alliance for Action (AfA) on BANGKOK: The Thai government on Sunday (Jan 26) called on Chinese descendants to use digital paper offerings online instead of burning real ones as part of their Chinese New Year traditions, to Many Chinese families keep golden papers at home to burn when commemorating their deceased relatives in their daily lives. For example, some people burn joss paper on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month, at family gatherings such as Chinese New Year dinners, or even just after thinking about their ancestors fondly during the day.
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