Let the grandparents share stories about the 3,500-year-old Lunar New Year tradition with the kids. Children will love listening to them as there is no better storyteller than grandparents.

With the start of each new year, I used to wonder if I had done a good job of passing on the important traditions to my own children who are American born Chinese just like me. Now that my kids ...

Giving red envelopes with money (Hongbao) Elders giving red envelopes filled with money to kids and young unmarried relatives is a tradition followed during the Chinese New Year. This practise ...

Why? These are just some of the New Year traditions observed in different parts of the world. Join BBC Bitesize on a series of journeys into 1 January - in the UK and further afield. What is ...

The “Year of the Snake” was celebrated with dragon dancers, red envelopes, special treat bags and a cultural presentation at ...

Filipino-Chinese couple Mary and Brendon Ha believes that celebrating Lunar New Year is one way of preserving their cultures. Simple practices of family gatherings, giving red envelopes to kids ...