On February 12, 2025, the Primakov Center’s SinoClub held a meeting dedicated to the Chinese New Year. Participants learned about the unusual traditions of celebrating the Lunar New Year in China, discovered why the color red is symbolic for people, and found out how Chinese rituals differ from Russian ones. Instead of a Christmas tree, the Chinese buy potted flowers, which create a festive atmosphere. Also, the Chinese people launch lanterns with riddles written on them. The children were given the opportunity to guess complex hieroglyphic riddles themselves. Such fortune-telling is an ancient tradition to test one’s luck for the …
SinoClub: Lunar New Year 2025
