Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year,  falls on Tuesday, February 1st, 2022, and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 15th, 2022.

The Lunar New Year is an international holiday celebrated in many Asian countries but not all. People may know the holiday as China's Chinese New Year, Vietnam's Tết Nguyên Đán or South Korea's Seollal.  is celebrated in China and much of Asia, including Korea, Vietnam and Singapore, as well as among the global Asian diaspora. It has many origin stories. The most common is a legend that the celebrations began in order to scare away a beast called “Nian” (which means “year” in Chinese) who stalked cities and villages each spring, attacking people. Because Nian was afraid of loud noises and the color red, people used firecrackers and red paper to frighten the mythical creature.

2022 is the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is known to be king of all beasts in China and comes third in the Chinese zodiac. The qualities associated with the tiger are competitive, self-confident, brave, willpower and strength.

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