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. Lunar New Year rush starts after China lifts COVID travel rules. By Associated Press. Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition. By Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan. Happy Lunar To this day, the Lunar New Year celebration is centered around removing bad luck and welcoming all that is good and prosperous. Red is considered an auspicious color to ring in the new year. In many Asian cultures, the color symbolizes good fortune and joy. One of the staples of Lunar New Year celebrations around the world is the lion dance. (SOUNDBITE OF DRUMS) HUANG: Two people dressed in a long, colorful lion costume are dancing in lockstep with NPR's Pien Huang speaks with journalist Grace Yeoh, who spent a month with a championship lion dancing team, about the rigors of the dance and what makes it so demanding. As the Lunar New Year approaches, we learn about the art of Lion Dancing | WUSF The University of Florida Chinese Students and Scholars Association celebrated Chinese New Year during their Spring Festival by inviting students to participate in a variety of traditional Chinese The lion dance . Among the oldest and most popular Chinese New Year traditions, the lion dance is danced during cultural and religious celebrations to bring luck, expel evil spirits and clear the celebration of Chinese New Year in the form of a traditional Lion Dance and parade. “Guanxi and the Organization of Chinese New Year Festivals in England. 5 ” outlines . 2. 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