

Whether you find yourself gathering for a family meal and red envelope exchange or braving the crowds for your city’s Lunar New Year festivals, IG-worthy photos will be taken and you will be prepared. However, you can expect the 15-day-long festivities-and the transition from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of the Rabbit-to commence on January 22nd in ‘23 (waittt, wasn't it just 2020?). Oh, and one more thing: Since the lunar calendar is based on sun and moon cycles, Lunar New Year doesn’t fall on a consistent date every year. A post shared by Carolyn Yuen Marino (carolynyuenmarino) Last year on Chinese New Year, we told our parents I was pregnant and this year, we celebrated all together with our year of the tiger baby.

Plus, according to Maasbach, the other highlight of Lunar New Year you can't miss is " red envelopes filled with money and people for good health, wealth, and prosperity." Yup, we definitely won't skip the good luck part. Happy Lunar New Year View this post on Instagram. While celebrations vary across the several Asian countries that participate in Lunar New Year, you can definitely expect tons of "lucky" foods that you enjoy with your friends and fam. "When you hear someone refer to it as the 'Chinese New Year,' they're likely talking about China's Lunar New Year traditions and not a separate occasion." Now, just to clear things up, "Lunar New Year (or Spring Festival) is really the broader and accurate description of the celebration of the new year based on the lunar calendar," says Nancy Yao Maasbach, president of New York City’s Museum of Chinese in America. Especially when you’ve got a bomb photo that simply must be posted for a major occasion like, oh, I don’t know, Lunar New Year, for example.

It’s ok, guys, I hear you: Coming up with Instagram captions is one of our generation’s most difficult tasks. 1,168 likes, 27 comments - J O L I E (joliexliu) on Instagram: 'Happy lunar new year.
