WeChat and Bullet Trains Are Transforming Lunar New Year
- Traditional red packets of cash can be sent by WeChat app
- Casinos primed for holiday, but fireworks cause pollution
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In many ways, China’s Lunar New Year holiday is America’s Thanksgiving, Christmas and Independence Day all rolled into one.
Millions of Chinese take planes and trains to make the journey home (or abroad) to visit family and friends. Copious amounts of food are shared and gifts are exchanged as people ring in the first days of the moon’s new cycle with fireworks to ward off bad spirits.