Happy New Year! Chinese TikTok star details the greetings you need to know for Lunar New Year

Chinese New Year 2024 takes place today – and a TikTok star has detailed the greetings you need to know if you’re attending any celebrations.

Marcelo Wang, or @marcelowang0527who boasts a staggering 308,000 followers on TikTok, recently shared her favorite Lunar New Year greetings.

That clipwhich has since amassed 86,000 views, begins: ‘Happy Chinese New Year, best.

‘Today I’m going to teach you some Chinese New York greetings in Mandarin that you can use with our Chinese friends and family’.

People were happy to hear Marcelo’s insight, although some were more focused on the TikTokers’ clothes.

In the clip, Marcelo continued: ‘Happy New Year in Chinese is Guo Nian hao or Xin Nian Hao.

‘You can also say: “Chun jie kuai le”, which means Happy Spring Festival, because in Chinese culture, Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival.

‘”Hao yun lian lian” which means good luck again and again. I will also say “He jia huan le” which means happiness for the whole family.

‘Last but not least, we wish everyone good luck in the new year. I would say “Gong xi fa cai” or “Cai yuan guang jin” or “Sheng yi xing long”‘.

A user asked: ‘What do you recommend doing to improve pronunciation?’ to which the Chinese TikToker replied: ‘Watch more c-dramas!! (Chinese dramas)’

While one was more fixated on Marcelo’s outfit: ‘You are sooo beautiful bestieee. The outfit gives. The mug is onnnnnnn!!!!!!’

Another chimed in: ‘The red outfit slays bestie!!!’

This comes after California TikTok creator Dr. Candice Lynn submitted one video where she explained some of the unusual superstitions associated with the Lunar New Year.

Marcelo Wang, or @marcelowang0527, who boasts a staggering 308,000 followers on TikTok, recently shared his favorite Lunar New Year greetings

TikTok users seemed to be more excited about the outfit Marcelo outfitted chose to adorn

Speaking of things to avoid if you observe the Eastern Festival, Dr. Candise: ‘You must not brew or take medicine on the first day of the lunar year, otherwise it is assumed that you will be ill for the whole year.’

Another interesting point the TikTok creator made was to avoid sweeping the floor, claiming that “you will sweep away your wealth” if you do.

Candise also instructed those on vacation to refrain from ‘taking out the trash’ because it symbolizes getting good luck out of the house.

Dr. Candise told her massive following of 1.4 million followers to avoid using words she considered unlucky, like ‘death, poverty and ghosts’.