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Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year Planning

Lunar New Year family feasts and community celebrations — lanterns, dumplings, red envelopes and reunion dinners.

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Confirm the date for this year and invite family

1 month

Plan the reunion dinner menu (fish, dumplings, noodles)

2 weeks

Buy red envelopes and prepare lucky money

2 weeks

Clean the house before New Year (sweep away bad luck)

1 week

Decorate with lanterns, couplets and mandarins

1 week

Prep dumplings together

day before

Check local community festival and lion-dance times

1 week

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