From food to grieving: how Chinese traditions and customs are tweaked to suit the times and why we eat Ferrero Rocher at Lunar New Year

• Lunar New Year is a time of tradition, but not all the customs date back as far as you may think or are as strict as they once were
• From the three-year grieving period for widows to pineapple buns and butter cookies, we look at how traditions are adapted to suit the times