Lunar New Year
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Celebrating the beginning of spring, honoring deities and ancestors with an exhuberant blend of vivid colors, festivities and age-old traditions.
Based off the lunisolar calendar, the lunar new year is the first day of the first lunar month – the second new moon after the winter solstice.
A Chinese Yixing Tea Story
Gong Fu Cha, the ancient Chinese tea ceremony, is the art of using aged Pu-Erh or rare Oolong teas, the Yixing teapot, and thimble-sized cups to appreciate and enjoy tea.
THE RITUAL OF GONG FU CHA
Take Part in the Yixing Tea Ceremony
TRADITIONAL TEAS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
Brimming with sophistication and complexity of palate, luxuriate in the quintessential blends of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Prosperity in the Year of the Snake
Defining the twelve-year repeating cycles of the zodiac, each lunar year is named after an animal in the order of the Great Race.
The legend unfolds as the Jade Emperor, celebrating his birthday, decides to hold a great race. Calling for all the animals to participate, the first twelve to finish would be given a place within the calendar, with each year being named after the animals in the order in which they finished.
In 2025, we embark on the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal in the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. A year filled with luck, fortune, and new beginnings. The Snake’s agility symbolizes smooth sailing in both career and life—an era of prosperity and success. Those born under this sign are known for their wisdom, grace, and a deep sense of purpose. The Snake's journey is one of transformation, shedding the old and embracing the new with elegance and strength.
This Lunar New Year, TEALEAVES invites you to embrace the Snake’s energy—a moment to celebrate renewal, welcome prosperity, and step into a bright, promising future. 2025 is destined to be a year of happiness, good fortune, and joyful progress.
A Modernist Approach to the Traditional Envelope
Imperial Oolong and Organic Long Life Green couple in a new expression of the traditional "lai see” or “hong bao". Embrace harmony and fortune. Treasure the lucky leaves within.
Gain Luck with the Fortune Collection