Lunar New Year emojis

The red envelope shows up before the food does — hongbao pressed into your palm by an aunt who won't take no for an answer. Lanterns glow the same red, firecrackers crack the air, and somewhere a dragon winds through the crowd shaking off the old year. Send the dumpling and the tangerine too — one's the reunion dinner, the other's the fruit stacked in every grandmother's bowl for luck.

Tap to copy · the toast links to each emoji's meaning.