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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 You can either go to Taisui temple to pay respects to the God or worship this guardian angel at home. Before doing it, please take a bath and put on clean clothes, and do not have meat and wines the preceding night. When to Pray Tai Sui . One should pray Taisui in the beginning of a Chinese new year. The best date is January 8 in Chinese lunar Note: The annual “Thanking the Kitchen God” dates are from the 23rd to the 25th of the lunar December (02.02.2024 to 04.02.2024). However, due to clashes with Tai Sui on lunar December 24th and 25th (Gregorian 03.02.2024 to 04.02.2024), these two days are not suitable for “Thanking the Kitchen God.” People pray over incense at Thien Hau Pagoda for the Tet New Year on January 24, 2023 in HO CHI MINH. at home — beginning with and his wife Ho Ching (R) mix a traditional Chinese lunar Chinese New Year: Day 2 (Jan. 30, 2025) Traditionally married daughters visit their parents' home on the second day of Chinese New Year. They bring gifts and red envelopes to families and relatives. On this day, people offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth, wishing for a luckier and more prosperous year. Lunar New Year festivities have already begun, but there’s still time for your family to get involved, even if you haven’t celebrated before. Taking time to learn, understand and appreciate a different culture can help you minimize stereotypes. It also exposes you to new experiences, per Tourism Academy. Lunar New Year is on Feb. 10 this year. A visitor offers prayer at a Chinese temple to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Snake on the Chinese zodiac Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at China Town in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Traditionally, Chinese have a family 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 snacks, toys and The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food. The Lunar New Year, which coincides with the first new Chinese New Year in 2025 falls on January 29 and ends with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12. Celebrations last up to 16 days; the Chinese public holiday lasts from Wednesday to Feb. 4. What is the On this, the first fabulous day of the Chinese New Year. The year of the snake. There's no better way anywhere on earth to welcome in the new year than by following and reveling in Hong Kong's magnificent Chinese New Year Night Parade. This year's celebration is led by 55 performing groups and flows from 14 countries and regions. Chinese praying rituals are commonly performed during festivals like the Lunar New Year, Qingming Festival, and Hungry Ghost Festival. They can also be observed during life events like weddings, birthdays, or when seeking guidance. Traditionally, Chinese have a family 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 snacks, toys and "Praying on the first day of the New Year is very effective. I wish to have a baby this year," said a female worshiper. As one old Chinese saying goes, if you want to make a wish at Beijing's temples, male worshipers should go to the Lama temple and females to the Hongluo temple for making their wishes come true. Note: From 2025 until 2029, the Chinese New Year’s Eve falls on the 29th day of the 12th lunar month for five consecutive years.. In ancient times, Chinese New Year was closely related to astronomical phenomena and agricultural production and life. By praying and receiving the sacraments with our loved ones, we can also embrace, in gratitude to Jesus, the festive and grateful mood of the Chinese New Year." Thus, "we not only cherish the uniqueness of the Catholic faith while remaining fully immersed in our traditional culture, but we can show that the Christian faith is a gift that always A man holding incense sticks prays on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Lama Temple in Beijing on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila On the 28th, 29th or 30th day of the new year, every household "posts the New Year's Red" (the New Year's Red is the collective name for the red festive elements pasted during the New Year, such as Spring Festival couplets, door gods, horizontal batches, New Year pictures, and the word "Fu"). 2025 Auspicious Dates for Chinese New Year Customs Spring Cleaning (大扫除) The phrase “On the 28th day, clean away the dirt” (年廿八，洗邋遢) reflects a tradition of end-of-year spring cleaning, which many Feng Shui practitioners believe refreshes a household’s energy and invites positive fortune for the coming year. Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield. Chinese have a family dinner at home on New Year's Eve and visit “temple
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