| LANTERN | ___ Festival (final day of the Chinese New Year) |
| HORSE | Friday marks the start of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the ___. (5) |
| LUCK | Tradition holds that wearing red underwear at the start of the Chinese New Year will ward off bad ___ |
| NIGHT | Twelfth -; eve of the Epiphany, traditionally celebrated as the final day of the Christmas festivities with the apple wassail "lambswool" (5) |
| REDPACKET | In Hong Kong and Malaysia, a monetary gift given to unmarried younger relatives at the Chinese New Year (3,6) |
| NYE | Final day of the year, in short (3) |
| FRIDAY | Final day of the week on which Coronation Street is broadcast (6) |
| INDIAN | - Summers ; set in the foothills of the Himalayas but filmed in Penang, a television drama based on the final days of the British Empire's colonial rule (6) |
| OCTAVE | In Christianity, the period of eight days commencing with a feast day, or the final day of this period (6) |
| JOANCHEN | This actress starred in the 1987 Best Picture winner "The Last Emperor," which chronicled the final days of China's Qing dynasty |
| PANCAKEDAY | Popular term for the final day of Shrovetide, Shrove Tuesday (7,3) |
| LANTERNFESTIVAL | The most wellknown event of this type celebrates the start of a Chinese New Year, but Mallorca has its own charming version which takes place in Alcudia on August 24th after children and adults have s |
| ENDDATE | Final day of a play, say |
| GRAS | Mardi ___, final day of Carnival (4) |
| MARDIGRAS | Final day of Carnival which literally means 'Fat Tuesday' (9) |
| ROSEN | "Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon" author Robert |
| BIEN | French war film about the final days of French Indochina, Dien ... Phu |
| TET | It's usually celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year |
| DRAGON | A fire-breathing beast symbolic of the 2024 Chinese New Year (6) |
| ORANGE | Traditional symbol of Chinese New Year |
