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Happy Lunar New Year!
Traditional celebrations can vary across cultures, butcommon ways to ring in the Lunar New Yearare gifting money in red envelopes, wearing lucky colors including red and gold, eating symbolic foods including dumplings and spending time with family.
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Awkwafina
TheFarewellstar cozied up in a red sweatshirt to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Red is the most popular and traditional color for celebrations, as it is associated with happiness and good fortune, wealth and auspiciousness.
Michelle Yeoh
“Rrr..Road to an amazing, Healthy, Happy, Mega Successful, Loving Tiger Year!!” wrote theShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsstar, who shared videos and photos on Instagram of her family celebrating together.
Simu Liu
TheShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsstar brought the noise and the funk(o pop) to his celebration and wished everyone (except Ronny Chieng, apparently) a happy Lunar New Year.
Jamie Chung
Phillip Lim
The fashion designer wished fans a “healthy and joyous and prosperous Lunar New Year” in a video clip posted to Instagram, where he also shared some words of wisdom for the holiday: “Wear something that makes you feel beautiful 😍 Eat something that makes your belly smile 🤤 Celebrate with pride 🥰🧧.”
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Daniel Dae Kim
David Beckham
The soccer star showed off his cooking skills in a video that shows him wishing fans a Happy Lunar New Year in Mandarin and learning to cook sweet and sour Mandarin Fish to celebrate. “I’m quite proud of how it turned out,” he wrote of the dish.
Jackie Chan
The action star shared a post wishing fans a “Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger!” He added, “May everyone stay safe, healthy, and happy during these tough times!”
Tiffany Moon
TheReal Housewives of Dallasstar documented some of her family’s traditions in a video on Instagram, in which she matched with her twin daughters Chloe and Madison. “One of our traditions is that children are given hongbao (red envelopes) filled with cash inside. Families get together and eat dumplings. We hope you have a wonderful New Year!!” she captioned the clip.
Kim-Joy
The baker and cookbook author whipped up an adorable tiger cake to ring in the Year of the Tiger. “Food is so important in Asian culture, and so many of us are unable to see family this year to celebrate the year of the Tiger, so I wanted to create this tiger cake to bring a little happiness to us all,” she wrote alongside a video of her bringing the creation to life.
Kelly Mi Li
That’s one lucky pup! TheBling Empirestar treated her dog, Sophia, to a traditional red envelope (calledlai seein Cantonese,hóng bāoin Mandarin andlì xìin Thai) to ring in the New Year.
Lisa Ling
The journalist andTake Out with Lisa Linghost wished fans a Happy Lunar New Year alongside her husband Paul Song, encouraging everyone to cook Asian food in honor of the holiday or to visit local AAPI-owned restaurants.
Jimmy O. Yang
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TheLove Hardactor and comedian gave a sneak peek on his Instagram Story of his food-focused celebrations, which included several homemade dishes.
Jeremy Lin
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The basketball star reposted a shot of what appears to be his Lunar New Year sneaker collaboration with Xtep Sports on his Instagram Story.
Olivia Munn
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Thenew momshowed off a care package full of “all the delicious Asian goodies” from pal Lisa Ling on her Instagram Story.
Ronny Chieng
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Bowen Yang
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Saturday Night Livestar Bowen Yang rang in the New Year with loved ones, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at their decorations — which included gold streamers and red dragon cut-outs — and food preparation.
President Joe Biden & First Lady Jill Biden
The President shared a photo from the White House celebration on Twitter. “We send our warmest greetings to everyone celebrating — and we wish you peace, prosperity, and health in the year ahead,” he wrote.
Prince Charles & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
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The royal couplevisited London’s Chinatownto witness the kick off of the Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb. 1.
Chrissy Teigen
The cookbook author celebrated with daughter Luna and son Miles, and revealed that she used a tried-and-true trick to get her youngest one into a celebratory outfit. “Pulled a little reverse psychology and told miles he was NOT to wear this hat and that I simply would NOT allow him to break this rule, so he’s been wearing it non stop since yesterday lol,” she wrote on Instagram alongside adorable shots of the siblings.
Henry Golding & Liv Lo
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TheSnake Eyesstar delighted fans with a glimpse at his daughter (with wife Liv Lo), Lyla! Decked out in a red ensemble, Lyla looked ready to celebrate her first Lunar New Year with her parents.
source: people.com
