Lunar festival

credit: IG @travel_nagasaki The Nagasaki Lantern Festival is held every February to mark the end of the Lunar New Year period.

Beautiful Japanese street decorated with lanterns during Nagasaki Lantern Festival. #PANDORAloves

Chinese New Year in the United States Many people in countries such as the United States celebrate Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. It marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. #Newyear e #lunarnewyear2016 #lunarnewyears #lunarnewyear #SpringFestival #Festival #love #chinese Via MSMBAinUSA

Every Lunar New Year, all the villagers have to wear the mask with the sign of the zodiac of the year. This year is the rat year so they are wearing a rat mask.

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From how to celebrate to traditional activities and foods, here are some interesting facts to know about Lunar New Year and the 2024 zodiac animal.

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China. Tied to the Chinese lunar calendar, it begins on the new moon that appears between January 21 and February 20. The holiday was traditionally a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors.