Happy Lunar New Year of the Mouse / Rat!

Happy Chinese / Lunar New Year of the Mouse /Rat! (Mouse and rat are referred to using the same word in Mandarin Chinese).

Fireworks in rural Taiwan, Lunar New Year

During the Chinese New Year holiday season, Taiwanese set off lots of firecrackers and fireworks. The following is a short video in rural Taiwan at night. Above a nearby farmhouse, fireworks went off.

Families that gamble together, stay together

During Lunar New Year celebrations, families in Taiwan return home and often engage in robust games of chance with each other. They often play for money.