Chinese New Year is a millennia-old festival. The holiday was born out of the myth of Nian (also the Chinese word for “year”), a beast that would appear every New Year’s Eve and attack ...

Red envelopes, known as hongbao in Mandarin, are a cherished cultural tradition in China and many other parts of Asia. In China, the vibrant red color symbolizes good fortune and joy. Hongbao can be ...

If you were born in the Year of the Snake, (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, and 2013), people may find you intelligent, wise, and mysterious. They are also said to be determined, caring, and ...

For instance, cutting or washing your hair on the first day of the new year is believed to bring bad fortune, as the Chinese character for "hair" is the same as the first character in the word for ...