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Happy Lunar New Year! If you're not familiar with Lunar New Year, which begins on February 10, the annual celebration — also known as Chinese New Year — follows the lunar calendar. It contains 354 days, compared to the 365-day Gregorian calendar that you may be more familiar with.
2024 marks the year of the Dragon, which symbolizes strength and good fortune. The Chinese zodiac is divided into 12 astrological signs ruled by different animals such as the tiger, rat, snake, horse, ox, monkey and dragon. The astrological calendar repeats itself every 12 years, which means that there are many people born in years corresponding to the dragon. (Of course, you don't have to be born during a dragon year to get a gift.) In China, where Lunar New Year celebrations can last up to 16 days, the color red represents happiness, success, vitality , beauty and good luck, which is why most Lunar New Year products are red in color.
Chinese New Year must have
To help you prepare, we've put together a list of things to buy for Chinese New Year — consisting of Billboard Senior News Editor, Anna Chan.
See the list below.
- Tangerines/oranges symbolize good luck and wealth.
- Candy (like the ones on Amazon).
- Red envelopes (those dragons on Amazon are perfect for this year, but there are many beautiful options).
- Red clothes symbolizing good fortune/luck.
- Candies include chocolate coins, White Rabbit candies, candied coconut strips, lucky candies (in red foil wrappers) and other sweets.
- Seeds: Sunflower seeds, red watermelon seeds, and pumpkin/melon seeds are Chan's choices.
- Decorations: Red lights (like these, or a whole pack!)
Read on for a curated list of Lunar New Year gifts to shop from Lego, Kate Spade, Tory Burch along with Asian-owned brands and more.
Pandora Chinese Year of the Dragon Charm
New year, new jewelry! This beautifully designed Chinese Year of the Dragon Charm from Pandora is crafted from 14K gold plated and features pear-shaped red eye stones pave along one side of its body and scale detailing on the other. Shop the full collection here.
Tory Burch Lunar New Year Collection Monogram Cloud Mini Bucket Bag
Some of the Tory Burch Lunar New Year collection purses are already sold out, but there are some other cute styles still in stock, like this mini bucket bag. The mongram bag is made of woven jacquard, lined with soft microsueded and features gold hardware with a dragon charm that represents the mythical creature. Shop the full collection here.
The Place Saucy Hot Wok Set
Food is an important part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Our Place's The Saucy Hot Wok Set is perfectly designed to celebrate with a 12-inch carbon steel wok, steamer and glass lid, and the Fly by Jing Year of the Dragon Triple Threat Set.
Fossil Everett three-hand gold-tone stainless steel watch
Looking for a new watch? Fossil's Lunar New Year collection watch is designed with a dragon on the bezel behind a red background. Click here to shop men's and women's watches and other items in the collection.
Esjay 2024 Chinese New Year Decorations – Dragon Plush Stuffed Animal (9.8 inches)
Another cute gift idea from Amazon, this stuffed animal doubles as a decorative piece. The 8 inch rabbit is made with a cotton blend and short plush.
LEGO Year of the Dragon
The LEGO Year of the Dragon set makes a great display gift. Designed for ages 8 and up, the 2024 Lunar New Year set features the dragon with a big eye and movable tail and a brick base symbolizing the sky and clouds. The set includes red envelopes for good luck. Interested in another Lunar New Year set? Shop Lunar New Year 2023 at Lego.com, Target and Walmart.
Kate Spade Dragon Lunar New Year Sweater
This dragon sweater from the Kate Spade Lunar New Year collection is almost sold out! The crew neck wool sweater has an embellished dragon motif. Click here to shop the full clothing, jewelry and bag collection.
New Balance Lunar New Year 1906N
New Balance celebrates the Year of the Dragon with a new twist on staples like the Lunar New Year 1906N — an all-time classic sneaker with a mesh upper and knit accents of sea salt and pink shell.
NARS Lunar New Year Quad Eyeshadow Palette
The Lunar New Year Quad Eyeshadow Palette by Nars features four festive shades including matte apricot, matte neutral beige, matte taupe brown and metallic light champagne.
Charlotte Tilbury Lunar New Year matte lipstick revolution
Charlotte Tilbury has released a special Lunar New Years Edition of the popular Matte Revolution Lipstick in a limited edition burnt orange red.
Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum Lunar New Year
Shopping for luxury skincare? Sulwohasoo's First Care Activating Serum is available in a limited Lunar New Year edition. The best-selling paraben-free serum is infused with ginseng extract and a “Korean herbal blend” designed to improve hydration and radiance while soothing and nourishing skin.
COACH Boxed New Year Rogue 25 With Dragon
Coach is another brand with an extensive selection of Lunar New Year items including clothing, jewelry and of course bags. The Box New Year Rogue Tote features a gorgeous dragon illustration. The bag is also available on resale sites such as ebay and StockX. Shop the full collection here.
