New Year
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Chinese New Year's Eve
The climactic final night of the lunar year, defined by the grand reunion dinner, all-night vigil, and explosive rituals to banish the old and welcome the new.
Duan Festival (Water New Year)
The most important New Year celebration of the Shui people in Guizhou, marked by ancient water-calendar calculations, horse racing on mountain grasslands, and the ritual eating of …
Nowruz (Nauryz Meyrami)
The ancient Persian New Year celebration of the Kazakh people in Xinjiang, marking the spring equinox with the ritual cooking of Nowruz porridge, horse racing, and eagle hunting …
Nowruz (Nooruz)
The spring equinox New Year of the Kirgiz people in Xinjiang’s Pamir Highlands, celebrated with the epic Manas chanting, eagle hunting, and the symbolic extinguishing and …
The Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
The grandest celebration in Chinese culture, marking the beginning of the lunisolar year through ancestral veneration, family feasts, and vibrant street rituals.
Water Splashing Festival
The Dai ethnic New Year celebration in southwestern China, celebrated by splashing pure water on one another to wash away bad luck and bless the coming year.
Zalet (October New Year)
The Hani ethnic New Year celebrated in the terraced rice paddies of Yunnan, featuring sacred Long-Street banquets, ancestral dragon-tree worship, and the climax of the rice harvest …
Zaojun's Birthday
The sacred farewell and birthday celebration of Zaojun, the heavenly monitor of household morals, honored with sweet sticky melon candies before his journey to report to the Jade …
Zhao Gongming's Birthday
The explosive birthday celebration of Zhao Gongming, China’s supreme martial God of Wealth, celebrated on the ‘Po Wu’ day with firecrackers, open shop doors, and …