tradition
China is hoping for a travel record for the New Year
From rabbit to dragon: China welcomes a new year according to the lunar calendar. Hundreds of millions of Chinese travel to visit their families. The struggling economy is hoping for a boost in consumption.
The Spring Festival always follows the traditional lunar calendar. Accordingly, the previous year of the rabbit was replaced by the year of the dragon. The dragon is considered an extremely popular zodiac symbol in China. Superstition has it that it represents strength and good luck, which is why dragon years are popular in China for having children.
Red is the color of happiness
Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China. It is also celebrated in other Asian countries such as Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia. The festival was also celebrated in other parts of the world with parades and dance performances. In New York, the top of the Empire State Building was lit red for Chinese New Year. The Sydney Opera House also shone in red.
Because red is the defining color of the spring festival – the color of happiness. People in China usually decorate their front doors with it and hope that prosperity and happiness will come to their home. Popular gifts are red envelopes containing money.