Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a mix of history, culture and exciting activities right here in Perth! Discover the traditions behind this iconic holiday, its unique celebrations across Asia and where you can join the fun right here in WA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Lunar New Year<\/a>, sometimes also known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, marks the beginning of a new year based on the lunar calendar. It\u2019s a time to sweep away the old, welcome the new and celebrate fresh beginnings with family, food and festive traditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This ancient holiday has roots in lunar calendar systems, with each new year starting with the moon arriving at the nearest midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many different rituals and festivities associated with the festival, like the famous tale of the Nian<\/a>, a monster who feared loud noises, bright lights and the colour red, explaining the explosion of firecrackers, red decorations and cheerful celebrations during this time to ward the monster away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some households are thoroughly cleaned, symbolising ridding the previous year\u2019s bad luck and welcoming in good luck for the coming year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know Lunar New Year<\/a> isn\u2019t just celebrated in China? Different cultures across Asia embrace this holiday in their own ways: <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lunar New Year is also a feast for your taste buds! Some iconic dishes include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever the dish, every meal during Lunar New Year is packed with symbolic meaning and love. Why not have a go at making one of this delicious foods, invite some friends over, cook together and share your plans for the new year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t need to travel to Asia to experience the magic of Lunar New Year. Perth has plenty of ways to join in the festivities<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lunar New Year is more than a celebration, it\u2019s a reminder of renewal, gratitude and connection. Whether you\u2019re enjoying traditional food, exploring Perth\u2019s events or simply wishing friends \u201cX\u012bn ni\u01cen ku\u00e0i l\u00e8 (\u65b0\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50)\u201d (Happy New Year), there\u2019s something for everyone to love about this special time of year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ready to celebrate? Start marking your calendars and join the festivities! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a mix of history, culture and exciting activities. | Reading Time: 2 mins <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4466,"featured_media":27189,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7681,4674,7314,7280,574,6455","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[138,146],"class_list":["post-27188","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-international","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AdobeStock_408111952-1000x500.jpeg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Mikaela","last_name":"Zuiderduyn","display_name":"Mikaela Zuiderduyn"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 17:52:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/27188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/27188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=27188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Lunar New Year around Asia<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Delicious traditional foods<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Where to celebrate Lunar New Year in Perth<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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