Foods made from glutinous rice are commonly eaten, as these foods represent togetherness. Some households hold rituals to offer food and paper icons to ancestors. Others post red paper and banners inscribed with calligraphy messages of good health and fortune in front of, and inside, homes. Elders give out envelopes containing money to children. Cleaning is also meant to open space for good will and good luck. In preparation for the Lunar New Year, houses are thoroughly cleaned to rid them of inauspicious spirits, which might have collected during the old year. Joining the tiger in Google's Doodle are peach blossoms, traditional foods that represent good fortune and Chinese lanterns, which typically decorate houses and public places as a symbol of hope and joy.Įach culture celebrates the Lunar New Year differently with various foods and traditions that symbolize prosperity, abundance and togetherness. In Asian cultures, the tiger - not the lion - is considered the king of the jungle, so people born during a Tiger Year are thought to be brave and natural leaders. Google's Doodle shows celebratory elements associated with Lunar New Year, including a Tiger for this year's Zodiac Animal. Each year is associated with an animal that corresponds to an element. In addition to the animals, five elements of earth, water, fire, wood and metal are also mapped onto the traditional lunar calendar.
KOREAN LUNAR NEW YEAR 2022 ANIMAL FULL
The New Year typically begins with the first new moon that occurs between the end of January and spans the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar-until the full moon arrives.Įach year in the Lunar calendar is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals, which include the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. While it is celebrated differently across different Asian cultures, the holiday is traditionally a time to honor ancestors and deities, with family reunions, parades, feasts, and fireworks to drive off evil spirits. In 2022, Lunar New Year begins on February 1.Ĭhina’s Lunar New Year is known as the Spring Festival or Chūnjié in Mandarin, while Koreans call it Seollal and Vietnamese refer to it as Tết. The New Year celebration is usually celebrated for multiple days-not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year. Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year and while it is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, this holiday is also celebrated in Korea, Singapore, Mongolia, Tibet, Vietnam and in Asian communities worldwide.
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