How to Host a Lunar New Year Party

Songbird
Dec 14, 2020
2 min read

Updated: Mar 21, 2023

As one of our traditions, we love celebrating Chinese New Year! We had so much fun helping plan this styled shoot for a Lunar New Year Party. We've gathered some of our party tips below:

Use Red & Gold Red and gold are considered lucky colors in Chinese culture, believed to bring good luck and fortune to those who use them for decorations. Gold is associated with wealth, prosperity, and good fortune. Together, the two colors are said to provide the ultimate combination of luck and success.
Use Decorations Like … Decorations that are perfect for a Chinese New Year party include red paper lanterns and Chinese couplets. Red paper lanterns are said to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. Red Chinese couplets are calligraphy scrolls that are hung on the walls, doors, or windows and are said to bring happiness and good luck. Other traditional decorations include decorations with symbols of the zodiac animal of the Lunar New Year, as well as gold coins.
Include Traditional Foods Traditional dishes eaten for Lunar New Year include dumplings, spring rolls, and rice cake. Dumplings symbolize wealth, while spring rolls symbolize wealth and luck. Rice cake is a symbol of prosperity and is believed to bring people good luck. Other traditional dishes are fish, noodles, and chicken. Fish symbolizes a wish for abundance, noodles represent a long life, and chicken is a sign of fertility.
Red Envelopes Red envelopes are a traditional part of Chinese culture and are often given during the Lunar New Year as a symbol of luck and prosperity. Red envelopes are filled with money and given to children and family members as a sign of good luck and prosperity.
Last But Not Least enjoy it all together! We hope you love our styled shoot as much as we did!