Celebrate the Year of the Water Tiger with LEGO

Xinnián hao (新年好)! Gong hay fat choy (恭喜发财)! It’s Chinese New Year’s month. This year, the official date of the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year falls on the 1st of February. The Chinese New Year changes its date each year because it is based on the Lunar Calendar which follows the cycles of the moon, unlike our Gregorian Calendar which follows the complete revolution of the Earth around the sun.

In the northern hemisphere, the Lunar New Year coincides with the first bouts of Spring and the end of Winter. That is why the occasion is also called the Spring Festival.

Chinese New Year celebrations are marked with vibrant lion and dragon dances, colourful good luck charms being sold on the streets, and joyous family reunions. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger and every person, regardless of ethnic backgrounds, deserves good fortune.

It’s always fun to celebrate festive occasions with a gift. This February, LEGO revels with every festival-loving creature on the planet by launching the latest pair of Lunar New Year sets, an awesome GIFT for LEGO fans and Asian culture aficionados!

LEGO Chinese New Year Festivals

Since 2019, LEGO has been celebrating Chinese New Year festivals by releasing sets that give tribute to the different festivities and stories that occur in every Lunar New Year jubilation. These LEGO Chinese New Year sets allow fans to re-create the celebrations that were passed on to each generation, teaching important traditions and customs to children.

This year, LEGO brings us a new pair of sets that continue the tradition of Chinese New Year Festivals: LEGO Lunar New Year Traditions 80108 and LEGO Lunar New Year Ice Festival 80109.

Lunar New Year Traditions

Celebrate Lunar New Year family traditions with the LEGO Lunar New Year Traditions 80108! Children can learn a thing or 2 about Lunar New Year customs as they build and role-play festive activities with this colourful LEGO set. Whether for solo play or family fun, this 1,066-piece set for ages 8 years and up features brick-built scenes with 12 minifigures portraying traditional activities.

Features:

• Family activities like spring cleaning, food shopping, exchanging gifts, and more
• Good-luck decorations, “Hongbao” red envelopes, and more
• Minifigures: dad, mum, grandpa, grandma, girl, and boy
• More minifigures: god of wealth, a stallholder, a couple, man, and woman
• Includes separate building instructions for each scene
• Arrange the scenes the way you want to display it.

Lunar New Year Ice Festival

Begin the Year of the Tiger by re-creating an ice festival and role-playing traditional family activities with the LEGO Lunar New Year Ice Festival 80109! This playful festive centrepiece for ages 8 years and up comprises 1,519 pieces and features a detailed brick-built winter scene brought to life by 13 minifigures.

Features:

• Highly detailed winter scene of frozen lake, ski slope, and chun ice sculpture
• Play-inspiring builds such as penguin-shaped sled, vendor’s cart, photo booth, and more
• A minifigure in a tiger outfit symbolising the Year of the Tiger
• Accessory elements like ice skates, smartphone, ice-sculpting tools, and more
• Illustrated instructions help kids build with confidence
• Combine it with other Festival sets to create a fun and interesting display of Asian culture.

Want to showcase your interest in Chinese traditions and customs more? You may want to check out the following sets:

LEGO DUPLO Happy Childhood Moments

The Happy Childhood Moments 10943 set introduces preschoolers to 2 exciting events – Chinese New Year celebrations and the first day at kindergarten. With 2 alternative building designs, this educational toy provides toddlers with endless playful learning opportunities.

LEGO Chinese Festivals Story of Nian

The Story of Nian 80106 set will make Lunar New Year celebrations even more playful. The set features a brick-built traditional Northern China-style residence in a snowy scene, a posable toy Nian creature, traditional Asian decorations including buildable fireworks, firecrackers, hanging lanterns, and Chun Lian banners plus 2 cabbage elements and warrior guardian stickers to ward off evil spirits.