Monday, January 31, 2011

Chinese New Year's


Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holiday in China it is known as Spring Festival The festival begins on the first day of the first month and ends with Lantern festival which is on the 15th day the celebration will last 2 weeks. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather together  to celebrate their new beginnings  and start a new year full of joy and happiness and every year they have a different symbol of an animal the best year for them is the year of the dragon this year is the year of the rabbit .
On the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents. Members of the family who are married also give red envelopes containing cash to members of the family, mostly children and teenagers for good luck and wealth
   Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in , The biggest event of any Chinese New Year's Eve is the dinner every family will join together and have new year’s dinner This meal is comparable to Christmas dinner in the West. In northern China, it is customary to make dumplings after dinner and have it around midnight. Dumplings symbolize wealth because their shape is like a Chinese tael and their will be a big display of fireworks at midnight

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