Lunar Chinese New Year is over for another year. Did you have a good time? I think I did. Because comparing with what happened to some people, my holiday was near perfect. With ample free time to spend online, CNY is never without a good social media fustercluck or two. In case you were on a beach somewhere and missed them, here are four online meltdowns that brought out the worst of us in the Year of the Dog.

*** 1. That sketch about Africa... Taking the number 1 spot for biggest controversy of the New Year happened during a sketch on Chun Wan (春晚, Spring Festival Gala) called "同喜同乐" ("Happy Together"). It featured Chinese actress Lou Naiming in blackface, replete with prosthetic chest and posterior, alongside a monkey played by an African actor. Ooof. [More on this: With Blackface and Monkey Suit, Chinese Gala on Africa Causes Uproar] 2. Is it okay to say Lunar New Year instead of CNY? Chinese supermodel Liu Wen's Instagram was flooded with angry comments after she posted a picture captioned "Happy Lunar New Year". Many netizens weren't happy that she used the phrase "Lunar New Year" over the China-centric "Chinese New Year". Basically, people argued that Chinese New Year is celebrated by Chinese only, while Lunar New Year isn't. Or something. And some other things. As a response, the model has changed her salutations to "Chinese New Year". [More on this: Amid Chinese supermodel storm, why Lunar New Year isn’t right choice if you want to be inclusive] 3. If you are from a Chinese ethnic minority group but you don't want to celebrate CNY... A day before CNY, Beijing-born Kazakh actress Rayza posted, "Actually I don't celebrate this festival either... but I still miss my home" on her Weibo, which was slammed by netizens accusing her of forgetting her Chinese heritage. Her earlier posts about celebrating Christmas and Chinese New Year were dug out soon afterward. Subjected to endless online abuse, the actress later deleted her entire Weibo post history. 4. The ongoing blood shortage problem... As Beijing's health authority suddenly announced the plan to halt the reciprocal blood donation program on February 10, many patients were facing life-threatening situations and a surge of medical expenses during CNY. Both WeChat and Weibo have become the major platforms where patients are calling for help and attention to this crisis. Insufficient blood donation in China has been a serious issue for years, even before the government ended its reciprocal blood donation system, which is set to be carried out nationwide before the end of March. [More on this: China Ends Reciprocal Blood Donation, Exacerbating The Country’s Chronic Blood Shortage Problem] Happy CNY, everyone. Let's hope we get better from here... ***