Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse

For people in China and Chinese communities around the world, the common greeting is 新年快乐 (Xin Nian Kuai Le), which means “Happy New Year”.

Though in Cantonese, the main language in Hong Kong and parts of southern China, people usually say 恭喜發財 (Gong Hei Fat Choy), which means “wishing you prosperity”.

In Vietnamese: Chúc mừng năm mới (happy new year), Chúc năm mới an khang thịnh vượng (wishing you a prosperous new year), Vạn sự như ý (may all your wishes come true), or Cung hỉ phát tài (wishing you prosperity).

In Korean: 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (sae-hae bok ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo), which translates to “please receive a lot of blessings in the new year”.