These traditions and activities are an integral part of celebrating Chinese New Year — to bring good luck, prosperity, and happiness for the coming year.
A
Ancestor Worship
Attending a Fireworks Ceremony
Attending a New Year's Eve Countdown
B
Bai Nian (Visiting Friends and Family)
Blessing Exchange
C
Calligraphy Classes
Calligraphy Writing
Chinese New Year Banquets
Chinese Opera Performances
Cleaning and Decluttering (Sweeping Away Bad Luck)
Cooking Bai Tang Gao (Steamed Rice Cake)
Crafting Paper Lanterns
Cultural Exhibitions and Displays
D
Decorating with Auspicious Symbols
Decorating with Peach Blossoms
Dragon and Lion Dances
Dragon Boat Races
Dumpling (Jiaozi) Eating Contest
Dumpling (Jiaozi) Making
E
Enjoying Cultural Performances
Exchange of Red Envelopes (Hongbao)
F
Family Reunion Dinner (Nian Ye Fan)
Feng Shui Enhancements
Fortune Telling
G
Giving and Receiving Auspicious Gifts
Guo Nian (Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve)
Guqin and Erhu Performances
H
Haircut Before the New Year
Home Decoration with Red Items
L
Lantern Festival Celebrations
Lighting Incense
M
Making Red Lantern Crafts
Midnight Countdown Celebrations
N
New Year's Eve Feast
Nian Gao (Sticky Rice Cake) Preparation
Noodle Eating for Longevity
O
Offering Prayers at Temples
Offering Sacrifices to Kitchen God
Orchid Display in Homes
P
Paper Cutting Art
Participating in Temple Fairs
Paying Off Debts
Performing Traditional Dance (Yangge)
Planting Lucky Bamboo
Planting Lucky Flowers
Poetry Recitation
Poon Choi Feast
Q
Qixi Festival Celebrations
R
Red Paper Cutting Workshops
Releasing Sky Lanterns
Reunion with Distant Relatives
S
Setting Off Fireworks
Sharing Traditional Folktales
Shou Sui (Staying Up Late)
Shou Tao (Longevity Peach) Making
Singing Traditional New Year Songs
Spring Cleaning Rituals
Spring Couplets Writing
Stir-Fried Lettuce for Prosperity
Storytelling
Street Parades and Performances
Sugar Sculpture Making
T
Tai Chi and Martial Arts Demonstrations
Tea Ceremony
Tea Tasting
Temple Visit
Theatrical Face Mask Painting
Traditional Hair Combing Ceremony
Traditional Instrument Performances
Traditional Shadow Puppetry
Tying Auspicious, Ruyi Knots
V
Visiting Historical and Cultural Sites
W
Watching a Lion Dance Performance
Watching New Year's/Spring Festival Gala (Chunwan)
Wei Lu (Reunion Dinner)
Writing and Posting Spring Festival Couplets
Writing Wishes on Red Ribbons
Y
Yee Sang Tossing (Salad Tossing — for Prosperity!)
Yusheng (Raw Fish Salad) Eating
Z
Zhua Zhou (Choosing Baby's Future)
Zodiac Animal Crafts
Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings) Making