Lunar New Year 2020

It’s the start of a brand-new year—let’s party! Citizens of Divinity’s Reach have lit up the Crown Pavilion with traditional Canthan decorations and fireworks to celebrate the Year of the Rat. — Official website

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It’s the start of a brand-new year—let’s party! Citizens of Divinity’s Reach have lit up the Crown Pavilion with traditional Canthan decorations and fireworks to celebrate the Year of the Rat.

— Official website

Lunar New Year is a release that launched on January 14, 2020 through February 4, 2020 celebrating the new Year of the Rat, that takes place in the Crown Pavilion in Divinity's Reach.

Returning features

Activities

• Dragon Ball Arena - team-based elimination match styled PvP activity with unique skills themed after dodgeball.
• A race is starting soon! (0) - Race through Divinity's Reach on your mounts or on foot. Mount rental available, if needed.
• Firecracker Lighting - Speak to Firecracker Lighting (NPC) to start this adventure.
• Firecracker Lighting 2 - Speak to Firecracker Lighting 2 (NPC) to start this new adventure.

Achievements

•  Daily Lunar New Year
•  Dragon Ball
•  New Year's Customs
•  Lunar New Year

Vendors

• Phaedra

Other

• Decorations and Firecrackers in The Crown Pavilion and Borderlands home world spawn areas.
•  Memories of Home effect
• Celestial Pigs

• Black Lion Chest: The Evon Gnashblade Lucky Envelope, Crimson Lion weapon skins, Zodiac weapon skins
• Gem Store: Staff of Fortune Skin, Celestial Rooster Glider, Flying Boar Glider

2020 features

New activities

• Celestial Challenge - Speak to Celestial Challenge Attendant to start this activity.
• Time Trial: Racing in the New Year

New vendors

• New Year Vendor (Weekly)
• New Year Vendor (Prizes)

New Currencies

• Token of the Celestial Champion

New skins and equipment

• Shining Aureate weapons
  • Shining Aureate Weapon Chest
• Fireworks Spaulders
• Lucky Great Rat Lantern
• Lucky Rat Lantern

New items

• Invitation to Lunar New Year

New miniatures

• Mini Essence of Luck
• Mini Lunar Rat

New guild hall decorations

• Rat Statue

Gem Store

• Celestial Rat Cape
• New Black Lion Chest items:
  • Black Lion Exclusive Mount Selection
  • Glyph of Alchemy (Unused)
• New Black Lion Claim Ticket weapons:
  • Draconic weapon skins

Mail

The following mail is sent to all players upon first login:

Phaedra Happy New Year! A new year dawns on Kryta and its citizens! All Tyrians are invited to Divinity's Reach for festival activities, traditional celebrations, and cheer to start the year off in good spirits. Participate in firecracker lighting, enjoy a new festival race, compete in the Dragon Ball arena, and earn festive envelopes containing a variety of prizes. All proceeds from festival goods will be donated to support citizens displaced by recent events. May you and your loved ones find good fortune in this year and in years to come! Visit Divinity's Reach and enjoy Lunar New Year activities.  Crown Pavilion Waypoint —

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External links

• Lunar New Year 2020 is Live, Guildwars2.com

References

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Festivals

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2020 Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year Super Adventure Festival Dragon Bash Festival of the Four Winds Shadow of the Mad King A Very Merry Wintersday