Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
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How do the Chinese celebrate the lunar New Year? 华人如何过春节？
Today is the first day of the Year of the Rooster (鸡年）. Chinese celebrating the lunar New Year lasts 15 days long.
Before the lunar new year, they like to make the wishes by writing "Dui Lian"(对联, couplet) and adhere it on their front door.
At new year eve, it's a family time, all the family members get together with parents having a big dinner. Chinese love to have the food with homophone to good luck, money and happiness. They also like to light up the firecracker at the midnight to greet the new year at the first minute.
The following days, relatives, friends visit each other's home, sending the best wish, exchange gifts, the senior may give lucky money to the kids.
On the 15th day, it's the lantern festival, many places hold the colorful lantern show, it's beautiful and joyful. As the tradition, sweet rice balls are the featured dessert.
鸡年快乐！
Before the lunar new year, they like to make the wishes by writing "Dui Lian"(对联, couplet) and adhere it on their front door.
At new year eve, it's a family time, all the family members get together with parents having a big dinner. Chinese love to have the food with homophone to good luck, money and happiness. They also like to light up the firecracker at the midnight to greet the new year at the first minute.
The following days, relatives, friends visit each other's home, sending the best wish, exchange gifts, the senior may give lucky money to the kids.
On the 15th day, it's the lantern festival, many places hold the colorful lantern show, it's beautiful and joyful. As the tradition, sweet rice balls are the featured dessert.
鸡年快乐！
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
猴年吉祥 Auspicious Year of the Monkey(对联, couplet)
猴年吉祥
岁 年
岁 年
平 快
安 乐
(top) Auspicious year of the monkey
(right, vertical) Happy every year
(left, vertical) Peaceful always
In lunar new year, Chinese people like to make their wishes by writing "Dui Lian"(对联, couplet), then adhere on their front door. Additionally, wedding room, moving to a new house, company opening, etc, all like to have a pair of Dui Lian on their door for best wish propose.
岁 年
岁 年
平 快
安 乐
(top) Auspicious year of the monkey
(right, vertical) Happy every year
(left, vertical) Peaceful always
In lunar new year, Chinese people like to make their wishes by writing "Dui Lian"(对联, couplet), then adhere on their front door. Additionally, wedding room, moving to a new house, company opening, etc, all like to have a pair of Dui Lian on their door for best wish propose.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Chinese Lunar New Year 中国农年/中国阴历年
Chinese lunar year is also known as agriculture calendar.
Every 12 years make a lunar year circle. Each year is presented by an auspicious animal. The array is snake, horse, goat(sheep), monkey, rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon.
Lunar new year of the sheep羊 in this year starts from Feb 19, 2015.
Bread made with 汉字 (han zi, Chinese character) form.
The words mean Spring 春 and Blessing 福