Happy Lunar New Year! Feb. 12 marks the official start tothe multiday celebration of the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, celebrated in many east Asian countries including China, South Korea and Vietnam. Though traditions vary from culture to culture, some hallmarks of the celebration include lucky colors like red and gold; symbolic foods like dumplings and steamed fish; and celebratory gestures like fireworks and giving money in red envelopes. This year marks the Year of the Ox, the second sign in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.
Because more than 1.5 billion people globally celebrate the Lunar New Year, it’s typically one of the biggest travel times of the year, with an emphasis on family togetherness. Though the COVID pandemic may make celebrations look different this year, many stars still are sharing the festivities to their social feeds. (It’s important to note that as the Lunar New Year approached,many of these stars also have drawn attentiontothe rise in hate crime against the Asian American community.) Read on to see the many ways stars celebrated.
Lucy Liu
The actress shared an adorable photo of her son Rockwell who showed off a big smile and his red and gold jacket.
Gemma Chan
The ever-stylish star sported the traditional colors, red and gold.
Bowen Yang
TheSaturday Night Livestar got creative with his red envelopes.
Awkwafina, viaNora from Queens
The actress linked to a clip from her show on her Instagram stories.
Michelle Yeoh
Yeoh shared a playful look at celebrations mid-pandemic: “Hanging in there!”
Harry Shum Jr.
TheGleealum shared a selfie with his hong bao, also known as red envelopes. “Wishing you a prosperous new year with an abundance of wealth and health to spill over to your neighbors neighbors,” the actor said.
Olivia Munn
Munn posted a graphic celebrating the Year of the Ox.
President Joe Biden & First Lady Jill Biden
President and Dr. Biden shared a Happy New Year messagethat also addressed the increase in racism and xenophobia against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.
Fan Bingbing
“May this year be OXcellent!” the actress joked.
Jackie Chan
The actor shared a video wishing everyone a healthy and prosperous New Year and explaining a bit about Spring Festival.
Tiffany Moon
TheReal Housewives of Dallasstar coordinated with her twin girls Chloe and Madison.
Ronny Chieng
We’d say getting to take this car for a spin definitely constitutes a prosperous and auspicious start to the new year.
Kane Lim
TheBling Empirereality star and his costar Kim Lee posed for a glamorous celebration photo. “Wishing Everyone a Prosperous Year of the Ox filled with love, health and wealth,” Lim said.
Jeannie Mai
The star wanted to “kick off the new year with good news and joy,” so she shared some fun life updates on her Hello Hunnay show.
Liv Lo Golding
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Aimee Song
The influencer indulged in one of the traditional foods of the holiday, uncut noodles.
Kelly Hu
Hu shared a shot of herself posing with traditional Chinese lion dancers.
Simu Liu
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The Marvel starTweeted some disappointment about the premiere of his film,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,being postponed due to the pandemic,but still shared a new year’s greeting on his Instagram.
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Kevin Kreider
Bling Empire’sKevin Kreider isabs-olutely ready to party.
Tim Chantarangsu
If the Chantarangsu family has too much food, we’d happily help them with the leftovers.
Jimmy O. Yang
Another family preparing for a serious feast: The comedian’s.
Kim-Joy
Leave it to theGreat British Baking Showstar to create the world’s cutest Year of the Ox desserts.
Jeremy Lin
The basketball star had some cute cameos in his post — click through to see!
Lisa Ling
Chriselle Lim
The influencer’s spread (and her sweet little girl) are picture-perfect.
Kelly Mi Li
TheBling Empirestar is seriously glamorous for her celebrations.
Vera Wang
The designer, also an Ox herself, celebrated in style.
Martha Stewart
The lifestyle maven celebrated the holiday and a friend’s birthday with “delicious homemade steamed dumplings and ended with strawberry cloud cake topped with strawberry ice cream” as seen in photos from the intimate gathering.
source: people.com
