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Chinese New Year: There are many fun traditions regarding New Year in China. Apart from buying new clothes, giving red envelopes, eating food with family and friends, the tradition of wearing red underwear is also very interesting on this special occasion. If you go to any department store in China from December to February, you will see an abundance of red underwear. Most popular in the men’s section, red underwear is one of the most popular gifts around Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year starts from January 29 and will last for about 23 days.

Understand the Chinese Zodiac

There is a cycle of 12 in the Chinese zodiac. There are 12 animals in the zodiac and every year a new animal is welcomed. In China, the circle of animals is as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. People are born under one zodiac sign and move back to their zodiac sign every 12 years. Therefore, it is very important to know your Benming Nian or zodiac year.

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Red color has special significance in Chinese traditions

One would think that you would have a good year. But on the contrary, Chinese traditional belief is that your Benming Nian (zodiac year) is going to be full of bad luck. So if this is your year, you will have to take some precautions to ensure that you do not have a bad year. To avoid any danger coming in the zodiac year, it is traditionally believed that wearing red color helps. Red is one of the luckiest colors in Chinese traditions, symbolizing loyalty, success, and happiness. Red color is seen everywhere during traditional Chinese festivals and especially during Chinese New Year.

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color to ward off bad luck

Red underwear is an easy way to protect yourself from the dangers of Benming Nian. On the occasion of New Year, people buy red colored underwear extensively. At this time only red color is seen in shops. Many people even demand a special gift of red color from their beloved on the eve of Chinese New Year.