The God of Wealth Day saw soaring demand for gold items beyond traditional rings and bars. Zodiac-themed figurines and ...

Have a Bad Year Vietnamese families preparing for the Lunar New Year traditionally buy the citrus trees as a symbol of good luck. But extreme weather has hurt this year’s harvest. Advertisement ...

By Mike Ives In Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities at this time ... Families buy them as symbols of luck and good fortune for the Lunar New Year, which started on Wednesday. This year a typhoon ...

The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea ... “the dragon’s coat,” symbolizing good luck, rebirth and regeneration.

“It usually means the family gathered, nice food, reunions, wishing everybody good luck, prosperity ... celebrate Lunar New Year, including Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the ...

Other names include Vietnamese Tet, Korean Solnal and Tibetan ... skin they shed is known as "the dragon's coat," symbolizing good luck, rebirth and regeneration. The snake also symbolizes the ...