tangerines with stems and leaves represent good luck for Lunar New Year
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Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Ox Year 2021!

Gong xi fa cai! Happy Yin Metal Ox Year! If you want to celebrate this Lunar New Year on February 12th, you can start by eating dumplings and/or present your friends and family (or yourself) with oranges, tangerines and pomelos. The many traditional foods of Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, are…

these women's white clothes are auspicious for 2021 and resonate the metal nature of the year.
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Jennifer Lopez’s wardrobe choice for her Inauguration performance reflected some the most auspicious colors for 2021!

Yellow , white and gold are some of the most auspicious colors for the Yin Metal Ox Year. I’ll tell you why. Have some fun with this! Chinese philosophy and astrology contribute to the traditions and guideposts for how to celebrate and have a prosperous, lucky and healthy new year. There are lucky words, lucky…

red lanterns celebrate the Lunar New Year
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Lunar New Year: Don’t take a shower! Wear red! And one more thing…

Do you have family or cultural traditions that dictate what to do and not do on various holidays or days of observance? The 3 tips below are popular in China for the Lunar  New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, on Feb 12, 2021.  Most traditions are clustered around good luck, prosperity, and good…

two children throwing beans at ogres for Japanese Bean Tossing Day
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Out with Demons! In with Happiness! Today is Setsubun!

Throw beans at the Demon, banishing him outside! Welcome happiness in for the coming year!  Oni Wa Soto! Fuku Wa Ichi! Japanese Bean Tossing Day is typically celebrated between Feb 2 – 4 (depending on the lunar calendar) and heralds the coming of Spring.   It typically falls on Feb 3rd, but in 2021, it is…