Dumplings for prosperity Families fold pork-and-chive potstickers together, their ingot shape a wish for wealth — the more you make, the more the year will bring.
- The tradition
- The most important holiday of the Chinese calendar reunites families for the new year, sweeping out the old and welcoming luck and prosperity.
- Customs & rituals
- Homes are cleaned and hung with red; the reunion dinner gathers every generation; red envelopes pass to children and lanterns close the season.
- What people wear
- New clothes in lucky red and gold, never anything white or black.
On the table
1 recipe to cook for Lunar New Year.
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