How Asians Celebrate Lunar New Year Worldwide

Jan. 28, 2017 marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. But Asian cultures around the world are also celebrating the start of the lunisolar calendar with their own unique traditions, dances and decadent foods. Check out some of the most colorful Lunar New Year customs.

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[ElainaWilliams]

I went to a Vietnamese new year celebration last night. Beautiful experience.

[cfwin]

This lady is not quite correct on the relationship between Chinese New Year and lunar new year. It is the new year on the Chinese calendar which is based on the phases of the moon (lunar). This is the reason it’s also called lunar new year. They are one and the same.

[elly_angelic]

somehow, , the part where they were releasing the laterns made me wanna cry ;-; as a half asian person who doesn't know much abt their culture and feels like they're missing out and wants to learn more ~~~

[wulftarot]

Celebrating this Friday and curious about how to do it right, on a date!

[hellospring]

Thank you for saying lunar new year and this was a great

[cocafanta]

Lunar New Year ❌
Chinese New Year ⭕












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China Virus ⭕


😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[yukie]

My ethnicity is Chinese ‘华人’ but not citizen of China'中国人’--which also translate as Chinese. I celebrate CHINESE NEW YEAR bcoz of my ethnicity. If this festival be rename to others, Then, pls allow me to name the language I'm using now as 'Globalish' instead of English.

[jieqidu]

there is a historical knowledge: lunar Calendar was created by Chinese. It is also called Chinese Calendar. And Chinese has spent lunar new year for a long time before other Asian countries settled. Just like Christmas, it was celebrated in Western countries, now it is also celebrated in many Asian countries. but Christmas is not belong to Asian or come from Asian countries.

[aubsmataubs]

I could be wrong, but I believe in Korea, Han Bok is a baby’s 100th day of existence! I had one

[arthurwu]

There are some other countries celebrate the lunar new year, but still, it is called CHINESE new year, for it is originated from CHINA.

[Evie-Frye]

Wish All Everyone Happy Lunar New Year, Happy and Peaceful, Healthy Year

[Anhchan]

The Vietnamese traditional dress is misspelled! It's 'Áo Dài' not 'Áo Dái'. Please correct it!!!!

[anvu]

Can you remove the impeachment video out? it does not relate to the topic

[keza]

its the year i was born onjn, the ox year ^^ btw im sherpa its kind of like tibetan so-

[wangwang]

The Philippines has not Lunar New Year because the Philippines stills our culture.

[topicsitsuesue]

Chinese don’t celebrate lunar new year! Our traditional calendar is solar calendar and lunar calendar combined! Get your fact straight

[aden.]

very interesting noice and noice and poggers

[jeremysong]

It’s call Chinese New Year not lunar new year.

[chloelee]

Chinese people should call it Chinese New Year while others call it Lunar New Year so that we know where the tradition came from

[alisulaimanmohammad]

The Middle East and a ton of South and Central Asia celebrate the lunar New year according to the Islamic Calendar. They are Asians too so I regret not seeing them here