A friend introduced me to a new model that’s coming soon. It’s a model made to celebrate the New Year. As an Asian person, Lunar New Year is a very meaningful holiday for me.
Thanks to @Robotime /Rolife for creating models that celebrate national holidays. It’s absolutely amazing!
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Wow this is a beautiful kit 
can you tell me more about luna new year? What traditions or rituals do you do on this day?
Lunar New Year, also known as Tet in Vietnam (my homeland), Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is one of the most important and joyful festivals in many Asian cultures. It typically lasts for several days. The most joyful time is the period leading up to Tet, when everyone is busy preparing for the festivities, arranging fruits, displaying flowers, preparing food, and decorating their homes.
It marks the beginning of a new year based on the lunar calendar, usually falling between the end of January and mid-February. Each year is associated with one of the 12 zodiac animals, symbolizing different characteristics and fortunes. 2025 is the year of the snake, and 2026 is the year of the horse.
Lunar New Year is about new beginnings, family reunions, and good fortune. People believe that how the new year begins will influence the following months, so everything is done carefully, positively, and with hope.
Families gather together for a reunion meal, offering incense and food to commemorate their ancestors and strengthen family bonds.
Cleaning & Decorating: Houses are cleaned to ward off bad luck and decorated with red, yellow, flowers, and lucky symbols.
Festival Dishes: Each culture has symbolic dishes—such as banh chung and banh tet in Vietnam, ha gao in China, and banh gao in Korea—representing prosperity and unity. We also have other special dishes like braised pork, bitter melon soup, etc.
Red Envelopes: Red envelopes containing money are given to children and elders as a wish for good luck and health.
During these days, people visit temples to pray for peace, give thanks, and receive blessings for the new year. They also see lion dance, believed to ward off evil spirits and welcome happiness. This is a time to forgive, start anew, and enter the new year with optimism.
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Thank you so much for the explanation 
It really does sound like a wonderful time with the family. Now I understand the yellow and red flowers you often see. I find it very interesting to read about the traditions celebrated around the world and their meanings.
Omg this is absolutely beautiful and so fitting for the Lunar New Year! 
I would love to have this one day! 
Thank you so much for sharing this!
It’s absolutely beautiful, I really hope I get the chance to build this kit someday!!! 
Wow! I am loving the colors. I wonder what kind of tree is the one in this kit. The leaves are fiery red
That sounds awesome! I love when Rolife releases seasonal or holiday-themed models. 
It’s always so fun to see how they bring cultural celebrations to life in miniature form, and a Lunar New Year model feels especially fitting for 2026. 
Huge thanks to @Robotime for always surprising us with creative kits tied to traditions and holidays 
it really makes building feel more meaningful and festive. 
Can’t wait to see photos of this new kit and maybe even start one myself. I’m especially excited for the Year of the Horse. Wishing everyone lots of luck, health, and creative energy in the coming year. Looking forward to seeing more details and building together to welcome the new year 
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Thank you all. I’m so happy to be able to contribute to spreading joy to everyone.
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Thanks for sharing this @ThaoNguyen Nicole. Now I want to look up those dishes! This sounds like such a beautiful time! Hoping you get the kit so you can share this with us. and please share some celebration and decoration pictures if you get some in January/February! I also think I like the Year of the Horse better than the Snake!
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This is so pretty!!
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This kit is so beautiful. Hope @Robotime also releases this one in europe.
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Wow I that set is amazing.
I hope I can get this one soon.
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It amazing! I hope it come to the United States!
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I’d be happy to. I might even share what you said in your article about the model.
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Thank you
This is awesome. I will definitely getting one of this.
I will be heading to Vietnam for celebrate Lunar Nee Year over there. It would be awesome to do one of this kit. I will be spending 1 month over there. So definitely taking some kit with me to do.
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Beautiful kit!! The lunar new year in Asia is spectacular. I will to see it one day on my own eyes and be part of celebration! And i love the idea that you can make a gift form it to complete the celebration (next to red envelopes 
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Thank you