Lunar Festival The Lunar Festival is a time of celebration . The people of Azeroth celebrate their triumph of many thousands of years ago , when an alliance of good races ( the night elves , tauren , furbolg s , and earthen ) defeated a terrible evil called the Burning Legion . It is also a time of remembrance for the valor and wisdom of that ancient age . Today , the Lunar Festival is held by the druid s of Nighthaven . Both the Horde and Alliance are welcome to celebrate and shoot fireworks — a symbol of Elune ' s power . Ancient heroes of the past also appear throughout the land , offering gifts to those who find and honor them . It is a time of happiness , fortune and celebration , but it has a deeper motive as well . Omen , defeated so many centuries ago , yet remains in Lake Elune ' ara . Although driven insane by the Burning Legion , the demigod still possesses Elune ' s blessing and thus is immortal . During the Lunar Festival , he stirs . . . and heroes of the land are called to defeat him once again . For a list of Elder locations , visit Lunar Festival Elders . Details . Decorations are placed in every capital as well as in the regions of Nighthaven and Moonglade . Revelers celebrating the Lunar New Year will be spread throughout the world ( the revelers are concentrated in Moonglade , except for those that show up for the fireworks shows in Stormwind / Thunder Bluff / Booty Bay ) ; the lunar festival specific NPCs can be found in each capital and in Moonglade . There are also other NPCs — spread throughout the world — that are ghost - like elders who players must find and honor , as noted below . Lunar Festival events focus on the celebration of the ancestors of the inhabitants of Azeroth . Quests can be found throughout the world offering holiday - related items such as fireworks and other memorabilia to celebrate one ' s elders and ancestors . Elder Ghosts are found throughout the world of Azeroth and each time players finds a new Elder , they receive a token that can be redeemed for special holiday - related items . Changes over time . The Lunar Festival has changed very little over time , mostly with the exception of new Lunar Festival Elders in zones added by expansions . However , no new elders have been added since Cataclysm . Some new toys were added in 2017 from : Some new holiday content was added in 2015 : The and companion s were added in Cataclysm for from in Moonglade . The and were made Bind on Pickup . ( contains , , and ) was added in Patch 2 . 2 for from . ( contains , , and ) was added in Patch 2 . 2 for from . ( contains , , and ) was added in Patch 2 . 1 . 1 for from . Dates . It appears that Blizzard moves the dates of this event to conform to the real - life on which this festival is based . Items . Some holiday items that relate to the Chinese New Year include : Outdoor Raid . Finally , there is Omen , a high - level boss that spawns in Moonglade during the festival , giving players a chance to experience a raid - style encounter that only appears during this time of year . Omen is inspired by the tale of " " from Chinese lore . In the Chinese version of WoW , Omen ' s name will be left as Nian . Quests . Simple quests exist at each major city that provide a 24 - hour invitation that allows the bearer to teleport to Moonglade from inside a nearby circle of moonlight . Once in Moonglade , one hill contains a number of similar circles of moonlight , each of which lets a character teleport back ( using the invitation ) to one of the cities . Though the invitation has a 10 - minute cooldown , this provides a convenient way to move from city to city for the duration of the festival ( see the Travel Guide ) . In addition , this provides a flight point to Moonglade , usually accessible only to Druids and high - level characters . Even if you completed these quests ( including the veneration of the elders quests ) in a previous year , they will once again be available to you during the current year . Gaining Coins of Ancestry . You don ' t need a prerequisite for these . Just find the Elder , talk to them , and the quest is complete . There are 84 elders : 26 in Kalimdor , 24 in Eastern Kingdoms , 25 in Northrend , and 9 in Cataclysm zones . The Elders stand in circles of light . You can complete the quest with any Elder , though some are harder to get to than others , such as those in your opposing faction ' s capital cities . All of these quests give 1 and 75 ( changed from 50 ) of your faction ' s reputation . ( No Cenarion reputation . ) This means + 75 to each of your faction ' s five cities . Since Cataclysm the faction reputation gain has become somewhat trivial as it ' s only effective through 5999 / 6000 rep . If you finished these quests in 2006 you weren ' t able to repeat them in 2007 , but as of 2008 you can complete the quests for Elders you finished in previous years ( in other words , the 2008 and 2009 festivals ignore which ones you completed in previous festivals ) . Also see the Lunar Festival Elders tour guide . Lucky Red Envelope . Upon completing each Elder ' s quest , players will be immediately rewarded with a , which alternately contains either an ( summons a circle of light , same as ) or a , which gives you and anyone near you a + 250 health buff for 30 minutes , when thrown into a . The odds of either appear to be about even . Prior to the Cataclysm , players had to wait eight hours for their envelopes to show up in the mail . A complete list of all the Elder locations including coordinates can be found on the Lunar Festival Elders page . Spending Coins of Ancestry . During the Lunar Festival , two vendors in Moonglade will redeem Coins of Ancestry for goods : See the NPCs ' pages for a list of the items each sells . All of these items are Bind on Pickup ( except , which is sold for silver , not Coins of Ancestry . ) An engineer who wants all the fireworks schematics will need thirty Coins of Ancestry . A tailor who wants both red festival clothes patterns will need ten Coins of Ancestry . The coins don ' t have a limited duration , so you can save your excess for the next festival .