Would You Pay $1500 to Rent a Boyfriend For Chinese New Year?

The Chinese believe the new year is a fresh start when people clean the house and buy new clothes. Also known in China as the Spring Festival, it’s marked by around one-sixth of the world’s population and is celebrated as Tet in Vietnam, Seollal in Korea, Losar in Tibet and Tsagaan Sar in Mongolia.

Why does the date always change?

That’s because the holiday is based on the lunar calendar as opposed to the solar calendar we’re used to using.

It’s time to say goodbye to the Monkey and hello to the year of the Rooster.

Sheffield father of three Alex Zhao owner of award-winning T’s Chinese Restaurant, said Chinese new year is massive.

Here’s wishing you a safe and sound New Year – a year you shall enjoy looking back upon even after a lapse of time.

In China, celebrations of the new year are massive, and make traditional U.S. New Year’s festivities (you know, glitter, champagne, watching the ball drop, and tears) look paltry in comparison.

“We do try to do things because food — across the world — is a way to celebrate anything. The holiday is also often referred to as the Lunar New Year. Southwest Airlines is behind San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Festival & Parade and Air China has partnered with Citadel Outlets in Los Angeles for an event at the shopping center, featuring live entertainment and a customary red envelope giveaway.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in London’s celebration of Chinese New Year. The return home is an opportunity for them to bring money, gifts for children left in the hands of grandparents, or left alone.

“Besides family, I would also give some time to mingle with my friends and also pamper myself”.

Not all Roosters are equal – there are five different types of animals in Chinese astrology, each with different characteristics.

There may not be as many Chinese people living in Belleville today as there were in the 19th century, but that’s not stopping the local historical society from marking the Year of the Rooster with a flag-raising ceremony at Town Hall Saturday.