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The Chinese New Year's Day is said "WAN TRUT CHIN" - วันตรุษจีน in Thai language. Chinese New Year festivities last three days.

The best places to enjoy Chinese New Year in Thailand are Bangkok's chinatown Yawaraj district and Nakhorn Sawan. Bangkok's Yawaraj district was founded in year 1783.

On the day before the Chinese New Year's Day, Thai Chinese people start to make offerings to gods, their ancestors, the God of Land and the God of Luck. Offerings include steamed duck, chicken, pork heads, fresh or canned fruit, chinese cakes (often with durian) and vegetarian food. Chinese flowers ("DOOK MAI CHIN" - ดอกไม้จีน) and golden paper are also offered. Placing a full chicken (representing prosperity and wholeness) behind mandarin oranges (representing wealth and good fortune) has a full symbolic signifiance when setting the diner table for ancestors and the household spirit.

The Chinese God of Wealth, Choi Sun, appears during the Chinese New Year festivities. He is spreading good luck and handing out red envelopes ("ANG PAO") as gifts.

The Chinese God of Wealth, Choi Sun, appears during the Chinese New Year festivities. He is spreading good luck and handing out red envelopes ("ANG PAO") as gifts.
Following old Chinese traditions, some rules must be applied:

1. The entire house should be cleaned before New Year's Day. On New Year's eve, all the brooms and brushes are put away. Sweeping and dusting isn't done for fear that good fortune will be swept away.
   
   
2. At midnight doors and windows shall be opened to allow the old year to make exit.
   
   
3. Anyone shall not borrow and lend anything on New Year's day.

The Lion dance is very popular during Chinese New Year festivities. The lion is a huge, multi coloured papier-mache head with a long multi colored train. Two people are inside the head moving the head and body with precision and ease following the background drum beat. The lion shows every emotion, from happiness and joy to the deepest sorrow.