Instagram, the photo- and video-sharing application, added a new story tab with personalized stories and changed its “Lunar New Year” chat theme with a picture of a rabbit that may be put into the background of a conversation in 2023 to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.

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Here’s how to get your hands on the new theme:

-Tap the conversation name at the top of the screen to open the Instagram conversation you want to customise.

-Select “Theme.”

-Select “Lunar New Year” as the chat theme. Please keep in mind that there is no preview or confirmation screen. The conversation will be updated once you select the “Lunar New Year” theme.

This year, January 22 marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. The event that heralds the arrival of spring is extensively observed in China and other East Asian nations. It is also referred to as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year.

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During this occasion, families customarily get together to share lavish dinners and frequently gift money to kids in the form of “hong bao,” or red packets.

The 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, which is represented by an animal, begins at the beginning of the Lunar Year.

There are numerous tales that explain the zodiac: According to one myth, the Jade Emperor, a revered Chinese deity, invited all the animals to participate in a “grand race,” with the top 12 receiving his favour. The 12 that survived are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig, in order of appearance.

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The founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, the Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi, the Chinese martial arts actor Jet Li, the Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez from Colombia, the French singer Edith Piaf, the recently deceased Pope Benedict, and other prominent rabbits from pop culture are just a few examples.

Additionally, each animal year is related to one of the following five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, or water. In other words, the year of the water rabbit is 2023.