Chinese New Year, sometimes called Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar; equivalent to January 1^st in the western world. It runs for a total of fifteen days and starts on the first day of the Chinese calendar (usually late January or early February in Gregorian calendar). Traditionally, on New Year’s Eve, offerings are made and the family gathers for a large feast. Each day thereafter for the fifteen days, it is tradition to either host or go to a different house for dinner with family and friends. The first day is to pay respects the eldest of the family, such as great grandparents or grandparents.

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Other Fun Facts and Traditions
-2013 is the year of the snake.
-On New Year’s day, you should not wash your hair. This is because washing your hair can symbolize washing your wealth away.
-Crying on New Year's day means crying for the entire year.
-You should not clean the house on New Year's day or you're sweeping your luck away.
-Chinese New Year’s started because of a monster called Nian; who would eat crops as well as humans. Wearing red would scare the monster away and thus many wear red on New Year. The tradition of firecrackers also came from this; firecrackers scared the Nian away.

We wish all those celebrating Chinese New Year happiness, luck, success, and prosperity!

 Above: a Chinese New Year festival taking place.

Our VP Twist: Throughout today, the first day of Chinese New Year, players online throughout various hours of the day will receive gifts of popdollars or even credits from VP's very own Red Envelope. Be sure to check in throughout the day!

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