Forest Hills — During Northern Trails’ Chinese New Year celebration, sixth-grade teacher Yang Du paused in surprise as a student greeted him with “wan shu ru yi,” a Mandarin phrase meaning “best ...

This year, for the first time ever, Wu will teach a red-envelope folding class as part of The City’s Chinese New Year celebration. The event is Feb. 15 — the same day as the parade — at the ...

Lunar New Year wishes and messages to help you celebrate the start of the Chinese new year on January 29, 2025.

What exactly are these hongbaos, and why do we hand them out like clockwork every Lunar New Year and at other important celebrations? It turns out hongbaos are steeped in Chinese tradition.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Handing out red envelopes (紅包) during the Lunar New Year is a key Taiwanese tradition, with red symbolizing vitality, joy, auspiciousness, and good luck. In ancient China, the ...

However, unlike the red envelopes used in Chinese culture, the money in Korea can be presented in white envelopes , as whiteness in Korean culture symbolises purity and new beginnings.

2025 is the Year of the Snake – the Wood Snake, to be precise. This year the two-week-long Chinese New Year holiday begins on January 29 and U.S. Bank is celebrating across its footprint with ...

Red envelopes are a cherished cultural tradition in China and many other parts of Asia. Here’s where they come from – and their possible digital future.

When is Lunar New Year in 2025? And why do people wear red as part of the celebrations? Answers to these questions and more as we say goodbye to the Dragon and enter the Year of the Snake.

A designer of lai see envelopes given out at Lunar New Year talks about adding novelty to them while still satisfying traditionalists.

Four Cambodians were crushed to death on Jan. 23 in a stampede for red envelopes containing money, which a prominent business tycoon offered as a goodwill gesture for Chinese New Year celebrations.