The Chinese New Year is January 22 to 29, 2023 and is the Year of the Rabbit. This provides some history and Chinese restaurants in the Buffalo area.

Those born in these years are considered Year of the Rabbit- 2023,2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, 1939. Focus on relaxation, quietness and contemplation– rabbit is very gentle and clever animal.

Restaurants ( we recommend the first two- authentic, good value, casual)

  1. Home Taste (Taste of Home) at 3106 Delaware Avenue. Learn more
  2. Chinese Taste – 1280 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY – 568-0080.  Menu
  3. Crystal Asian at 267 Grover Cleveland Hwy, Buffalo – 836-0826.
  4. Take out Dumplings- Moneybags Dumplings- 69 Chenango St, Buffalo – 275-4989. Menu
  5. Wok & Roll- 5467 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville. 631-8880. Menu

According to Fengshui Import, here are the things to do and not to do during the Chinese New Year.

  • It is believed that there are some bad chi accumulated in the previous year. So it is necessary to do some house cleaning and get a hair cut before Chinese new year in order to welcome auspicious chi in for the coming year.
  • Cook some food for praying or party use. Cooking more food for Chinese New Year Eve stands for bringing more wealth and abundant. In most Chinese region, people make new year cake (Chinese Nian Gao) to represent better and better in coming year.
  • Pray to the heaven god, earth god and ancestors to thanks to them for safety in the previous year.
  • Decorate the house using New Year Decorating and something represents wealth, good health, etc good meaning, such as ingots, fish, money tree, coins, wu lou, etc.
  • Gather together eating the dinner at Chinese new year Eve. Chinese new year Eve is considered union day. This is also the time to make wishes each other. In addition, people can’t eat all the food. the remain of food is the symbol of abundant and wealth for coming year ( Nian Nian You Yu).
  • After finishing dinner, people are gather together waiting for the New Year coming. They usually don’t sleep that night. Young persons need to Shou Sui for their parents and wish their parents live longer (Shou Sui means Holding Age).
  • Old people put money inside the Chinese Red Envelopes and give them to the younger to hope the younger good luck in the coming year. Giving red envelope is called Li Shi.
  • From Chinese new year on, people usually visit their relatives’ house and send good wishes each other.
  • Chinese Lunar new year cerebration including dragon dancing, lion dancing, Parade and festival, etc cerebration.
  • Throw out broken items and tattered clothing. Wear new clothing- ideally red.