Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar Year, is a two-week festival that marks the first day of a new year on a lunar calendar. It falls on a different date with the new moon, sometime between January 21st and February 20th. This year, it falls on February 1st. Unlike most calendars that count years in an infinite sequence, the Chinese calendar repeats every 60 years with five cycles of 12-year intervals. For each year, there is an animal sign: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. 2022 is the Year of the Black Water Tiger, enormously significant as it occurs once every 60 years.

Celebrated by more than 20% of the world's population, Chinese New Year, for those who celebrate, is the most important holiday of the year. It's a celebration to throw out the old year and bring forth the luck and prosperity of the new one. It's a time of celebration to welcome the new year with a smile and let the new year's fortune and happiness continue. Families and friends celebrate in many different ways. Chinese New Year parades feature colorful costumes, floats, firecrackers, and other attractions, street fairs, various dances including lion and dragon dances, Chinatown fun runs or walks, as well as balls and pageants.

With all of the festivities and celebrations, one particular element about this holiday that is widely iconic are the gifting and sending of the red envelopes. Red symbolizes luck and good fortune in Chinese culture. The red envelopes, lai see, in Cantonese and hongbao in Mandarin. The red color symbolizes energy, happiness, and good luck in Chinese cultures, and the envelopes are decorated with beautiful gold Chinese calligraphy and symbols. Inside, gold packets containing money as gifts symbolize good fortune and good luck to children, family members, friends, employees, and neighbors. This year, even if you won't be at large family gatherings, you can still wish your friends and family a lucky Year of the Tiger with festive Chinese New Year eGift cards and can send gift cards rather than cash in the mail. You can even personalize a Prezzee Chinese New Year Smart eGift Card with a video or picture and/or a greeting written message. Choose one of the hundreds of top retailer eGift cards or the limited-time Chinese New Year Smart eGift Card. It's a digital gift that is virtually forever lasting, always available, and never left at home because it's digital and can be saved in your phone's wallet. The year of the Black Water Tiger has more choices in gifts, and Prezzee is here to deliver.

You can even schedule your send of the beautiful Prezzee Chinese New Year Smart eGift Card for the time and day you would like it to be sent. All you need is your recipient's phone number or email address – it's that easy!

Wish friends and family a lucky Year of the Tiger with our festive Chinese New Year Card. Customize it with your own happy Lunar New Year message, and schedule in advance for easy planning.

Wishing you and your family a Happy Chinese New Year, filled with happiness and good fortune!