Lunar New Year 2027 Greeting Video From a Photo

Lunar New Year 2027 falls on Saturday 6 February 2027 (Year of the Goat). VdoBloom has no Lunar New Year preset yet, so there are two honest ways to make the greeting. For a red-and-gold scene you describe yourself (lanterns, plum blossom, a reunion dinner), animate your photo with Image to Video: a 5-second clip on Seedance 2 Mini at 480p costs 8 credits, and you add the wish as a caption when you share. For a greeting with your names and a message typeset on the video, use the New Year preset of the Festival Greeting maker (7 credits for the default 4-second clip) and write your wish in Chinese, Vietnamese or Korean in the message field; the scene there is fireworks over a city skyline, not lanterns. New accounts get 10 free credits, free-tier downloads carry a VdoBloom watermark, and no subscription is needed.

Updated 31 October 2026.

Quick facts

Date: Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year, Tết, Seollal) is 6 February 2027. Seollal runs 6–8 February in Korea.
Preset? No Lunar New Year, Tết or Seollal preset. The Festival Greeting presets are Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, Holi, Eid, Christmas, Santa Visit, New Year, Raksha Bandhan and Birthday.
Option A, your own scene: Image to Video, from 8 credits for 5 seconds (Seedance 2 Mini, 480p). No text overlay.
Option B, text on the video: AI New Year Video Maker, 7 credits for 4 seconds at 480p, 17 credits for 5 seconds at 720p. Names up to 40 characters, message up to 120.
Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese text: the overlay bundles Noto Sans SC, KR and JP fonts, and text no bundled font can draw is refused before you pay, not burned in as boxes.
Free: 10 credits on signup, plus 2–5 credits a day from the daily check-in.

Which option should I pick?

	Image to Video	New Year preset (Festival Greeting)
Scene	Whatever you describe: lanterns, couplets, plum blossom, a dinner table	Fixed: night rooftop, fireworks over a skyline, confetti, sparklers
Text on screen	None; add the wish as a caption when you share	“Dear [name]”, the “Happy New Year” line, your message, “— [your name]”
Cheapest clip	8 credits (Seedance 2 Mini, 5 s, 480p)	7 credits (Seedance 2 Mini, 4 s, 480p)
Best for	A traditional red-and-gold Lunar New Year look	A named greeting for a family or customer group

The greeting line in the New Year preset reads “Happy New Year” (English, or Hindi). Put your Lunar New Year wish in the message field, for example “新年快乐，万事如意”, “Chúc Mừng Năm Mới” or “새해 복 많이 받으세요”.

How do I make a Lunar New Year video from my photo with Image to Video?

Pick the photo. One clear family, couple or solo photo with faces well lit. Red or traditional clothes (qipao, áo dài, hanbok) carry straight into the video because your photo is the first frame.
Open Image to Video and upload it.
Describe the scene in one sentence, then the motion in another. For example: “Red paper lanterns glowing above, gold couplets on a wooden door, plum blossom branches, warm evening light, a reunion dinner table in soft focus. The family smiles and waves gently, slow push-in, faces unchanged.”
Choose the model, length and shape. Seedance 2 Mini at 480p is the low-cost draft (8 credits for 5 seconds). Pick 9:16 for WhatsApp Status, WeChat Moments, Zalo or KakaoTalk. The exact price shows on the button before you generate.
Add the wish when you share. Type “新年快乐” or “Happy Lunar New Year” as a caption in your messaging app or video editor.

How do I make a named greeting with the New Year preset?

Open the AI New Year Video Maker (the New Year preset of the Festival Greeting Video Maker).
Upload one photo.
Fill To (“Grandma and Grandpa”, “our customers”), From (“The Lee family”) and a message up to 120 characters in the language you want.
Generate. The default is Seedance 2 Mini, 4 seconds, 480p, 9:16 for 7 credits, and a greeting usually takes 2–3 minutes. You can go up to 15 seconds (30 on Seedance 2.5) and choose 9:16, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 or 21:9.
Download the MP4. The text fades in after the middle of the clip and the last frame holds for 1.5 seconds so people can read it.

Prompt ideas for Chinese New Year, Tết and Seollal

Occasion	Scene sentence for Image to Video
Chinese New Year	Rows of red lanterns, gold spring couplets, mandarin oranges on the table, a lion-dance drum in the background, warm red and gold palette
Tết (Vietnam)	Yellow apricot blossom (hoa mai) and pink peach blossom, a tray of bánh chưng, red envelopes, soft morning sun in a courtyard
Seollal (Korea)	A warm traditional room, the family in hanbok bowing, a low table of tteokguk, paper lattice doors, soft winter light
Year of the Goat	Paper-cut goat decorations on a red window, gold coins, plum blossom, gentle falling petals

Keep the motion small (a smile, a wave, a slow push-in). Big moves give the model room to drift away from the real faces. Ask for no text in the frame; AI video models write characters badly, which is why the Festival Greeting overlay typesets text after the clip is made instead of asking the model to draw it.

How much does a Lunar New Year greeting cost?

Clip	Credits	From 10 free credits	From Lite (300 credits)
New Year preset, Seedance 2 Mini, 4 s, 480p	7	1 (watermarked)	42
Image to Video, Seedance 2 Mini, 5 s, 480p	8	1 (watermarked)	37
New Year preset, Seedance 2 Mini, 5 s, 720p	17	—	17
New Year preset, Seedance 2 Mini, 10 s, 720p	33	—	9

One-time packs start at $10.39 for 200 credits, and Lite is 300 credits for $19.50. One-time credits never expire, so credits bought for Christmas still work in February. A failed clip refunds its credits automatically. See pricing.

Tips for a greeting families actually watch

Make one clip per group. At 7–8 credits a draft, a separate greeting for grandparents, cousins and work contacts costs less than one premium clip.
Use the photo’s best faces. Faces large in the frame and lit from the front animate best.
Draft cheap, then upgrade. Try 480p first; re-make the favourite at 720p or 10 seconds.
Only use photos of people who agreed. That includes elders in a family group.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year preset on VdoBloom?

Not yet. The Festival Greeting presets cover Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, Holi, Eid, Christmas, Santa Visit, New Year, Raksha Bandhan and Birthday. For a red-lantern Lunar New Year scene, use Image to Video and describe it; for a typeset greeting, use the New Year preset with your wish in the message.

Can I write 新年快乐 or Chúc Mừng Năm Mới on the video?

Yes, in the message, To and From fields of the Festival Greeting maker. Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese are covered by the bundled Noto fonts. If you type characters no bundled font can draw, the tool tells you before generating and charges nothing.

Is there a free AI Seollal or Tết greeting video maker?

Your first one can be free: new accounts get 10 credits and a default greeting costs 7 to 8 credits. Free-tier downloads carry a watermark; any paid pack removes it. The daily check-in adds 2 to 5 credits a day.

How do I make a Chinese New Year video for my business customers?

Use the New Year preset with “our valued customers” in To and your shop name in From, or make a product-led clip with Image to Video using a photo of your storefront decorated for the new year.

When is Lunar New Year 2027?

Saturday 6 February 2027, the start of the Year of the Goat. Make your clip a few days early so you can re-make it at higher quality if you like it.

Can I make the family wear hanbok or áo dài with AI?

The video keeps the outfits from your photo. To change clothes first, edit the photo in the AI photo editor, then animate the edited image. See also the Lunar New Year photo guide.

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