Key practices include thorough cleaning before the New Year, family reunions for dinner, giving red envelopes, wearing new red clothes, decorating homes, and honoring ancestors. See More: Chinese ...

Tidying the home: working with busy fingers to put everything away before cleaning ... New Year celebrations. Decorating the home: hanging up the lanterns and wind chimes bought at the market ...

Chinese Lunar New ... energies are kept at bay. On New Year’s Day, sweeping or cleaning the house is considered bad luck. It is advised to complete all cleaning before the Lunar New Year begins.