USPS Rings In Lunar New Year With Year of the Dragon Stamp

As the auspicious Year of the Dragon begins, the U.S. Postal Service introduces a new stamp commemorating the Lunar New Year. The Year of the Dragon begins Feb. 10, 2024, and ends Jan. 28, 2025. 

The Lunar New Year festival is marked by parades, customary foods, and red and gold lanterns. In addition to lighting firecrackers to ward off evil spirits, people clean their houses as a symbol of renewal before spring. To celebrate the new year, they write couplets, give gifts, and prepare traditional meals. It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon are successful, wise, and powerful. Many people consider the dragon to be so favorable that they plan for their children to be born under it. Due to the allure of the dragon, the only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac, many Asian communities experience a baby boom every 12 years.

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon.

SOURCE U.S. Postal Service

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