It’s the season of Lunar New Year and in Taiwan, people have been celebrating. YJI Reporter Yuhan Tsai made this photo essay with some explanations about how people in her community observe the holiday.




Above left: An infographic of the order of worship at 鹿港天后宮 (A Ma-zu temple located in Lugang, Chang-hua County). (Yuhan Tsai/YJI)
Above right: Another tradition of 初一 is 走春 (pronounced tsou chun), which translates literally to “walking spring”. People go shopping at old streets that sell Lunar New Year decorations and traditional foods, walking around the neighborhood to experience the “first spring.” (Yuhan Tsai/YJI)

Yuhan Tsai is a Reporter with Youth Journalism International.