Celebrate Lunar New Year 2022 with Your Creativity on Etsy
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Going by the name, Chinese New year is a new year holiday celebrated in China. The Lunar New Year 2022, is a 15 days festival that is a celebration of good food, red envelopes, and many blessings. When it comes to e-commerce platforms, the festival’s sales have no regional barriers. People worldwide eagerly wait for the lunar new year 2022 sales and shop relatable items.
In 2022, the Chinese New Year will be from 1st to 15th February; a creative platform like Etsy is already pumped up with sellers, setting up their store for buyers and last-minute shoppers. You will find variants and theme-based items already being listed garnering much more attention than before. Therefore, we bring you some ideas to start listing some new varieties to your Etsy store for the event.
What is Chinese New Year Animal 2022
The concept behind an animal year in China is very interesting, the Chinese zodiac consists of 12 animals. These are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. In China, there is a ritual to assign an animal to each year. 2021 was an Ox year, whereas 2022 will be a Tiger year. The Zodiac sign tiger symbolizes strength, exorcising evil, and braveness.
You shall plan out your listings as per the theme “Tiger” on Etsy. Many creative sellers have already begun placing their items on Etsy, be it tiger prints, masks, frames, or showpieces.
How prepared are you for the Chinese New Year sale on Etsy?
As Chinese New Year is approaching, you already know how excited your buyers must be for the upcoming sales. The Chinese New Year sale is not just limited to specific Southeast Asian regions. Buyers all over the world eagerly wait and enjoy its benefits. Merchants who have collaborated their online store with Etsy during the festive season; are witnessing the hike in sales each day. Since they are making good business on both platforms, they are expecting more during the coming Chinese New year.
Since Buyers on Etsy are very demanding and selecting uniqueness; Sellers like you should be on the lookout for what fantastic items to list on Etsy. To celebrate this 15-days festival people travel, send gifts to friends and family, enjoy various tasty cuisines and bless each other. You can add products such as envelopes, tiger-themed apparel, windchimes, good-baked items, gift packs, and much more. You must also keep in mind that the auspicious theme colour of the occasion is Red. So there isn’t a rule to have red items, but preferring Red items would be beneficial.
What you can list during Etsy Chinese New Year?
This year the festival will last for 16 days, where only the first 7 days will be the national holidays. But, people enjoy the event all 15-16 days; in fact, they start to shop and prepare much before. The central part of the event is when family and friends unite, where it is obvious that they indulge in shopping and enjoying the sale relaxing at home. Here are a few ideas and examples to include at your Etsy stores this year.
Cards and Envelopes
People find it very lucky and auspicious to give a token of love/money in the red-coloured designer envelopes. You can design, paint and decorate the paper envelopes to list at your store on Etsy. Apart from that, your buyers will also search for lovely wishing greeting cards for giveaways. Show your artistic creativity here for new items on Etsy.
Auspicious Items
It is often seen that people tend to buy products that are believed to be lucky for them, they also buy them for gifting purposes. Items such as Feng shui lucky tassel, lucky bracelets, laughing buddha, and many more religious items are in demand during this time. You can simply add such items to your store to allure such buyers.
Apparels
Be it kids, youngsters or any age group people. They will buy colourful apparel during the lunar new year 2022 celebrations. Garments that are theme-based or customized are much in demand. Tiger printed costumes or new year 2022 prints are all much in trend.
Jewelries & Accessories
After talking about apparel, how can we forget jewellery and accessories to sell. Tiger prints, red colour, and Chinese alphabets designed- earrings, scrunchies, necklaces, scarfs, masks, and many more things are trending on Etsy.
Decorative Items
No festival will look impressive until you have decorated your home as per the festive vibes. There can be various items that your buyer can purchase and decorate or gift to someone. Items such as lanterns, shades, carpets, wall hangings, fire balloons, and whatnot you can sell. Try to inculcate such unique items considering the colour, theme, and occasion your buyers are seeking.
Prepare your Etsy store for Chinese New Year and Valentines Day 2022
The new year has brought new opportunities and enthusiasm among sellers. Your buyers are eagerly waiting for the new plans and listings as per upcoming events. Just after the Chinese New Year, valentines week will begin. Keep in mind, your Etsy store should not lag behind so update it for valentines day too. These two events and then more in the future will be the perfect opportunity for you to sell on Etsy, along with your online store to build your branding.