Chinese New Year Celebration:)

Do you know how chinese celebrate Chinese New Year?Let us tell you more about it!
Chinese New Year,Lunar New Year,or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional chinese holidays.The Festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.These 15 days of the Chinese New Year on will see superstitions or traditional cultural beliefs with meanings which can be puzzling in the eyes of those who do not celebrate this occasion.




Colour Red
Red is the predominant colour used in New Year celebration.Red is the emblem of joy,and this colour also symbolizes virtue,truth and sincerity.Candies,cakes,decorations and many things associated with the New Year and its ceremonies are colored red.Therefore,red is an auspicious colour and has an auspicious sound.



Do you know how many animals are there in our chinese calendar?Do you know what the animals are?They are mouse,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,chicken,dog and last but not least,we have the pig!




Do you know why people put red lanterns and red spring scrolls around their house and how CNY started?
According to tales and legends,the beginning of Chinese New Year started with a fight against a beast called Nien.This beast,Nien would come on the first day of New Year to devour livestock,crops,and even villagers,especially children.One time,people saw that Nien was scared away by a child who was wearing red.Finally,the villagers then understood that Nien was afraid of the colour red!So,everytime when Chinese New Year was about to come,the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows,doors and anywhere in their house.That's why,you can see all this decorations around your chinese friend's house!




Preceding days
Do you know why your parents will clean your house before we enjoy Chinese New Year?
Let me tell you why!On the days before the New Year celebration starts,Chinese families will give their home a thorough cleaning.People believed that the cleaning sweeps away bad luck of the preceding year and makes their homes ready for good luck.Brooms and dust pans are put away on the first day of New Year so that the newly arrived good luck cannot be swept away.Homes are often decorated with paper cutouts of chinese auspicious phrase and couplets.




Reunion Dinner???
A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve.The New Year's Eve dinner is very sumptuous and traditionally includes food like...

• Fish
• Jiao Zi
• Mandarin Orange
• Nian Gao
• Bukkwa
• Yusheng
  

Isn't it sumptuous?But although it is nice,in some area,fish is included,but not eaten completely and the reminding fish is stored overnight.Do you know why we have to do this?Because...
as the chinese phrase"May there be surpluses every year"!




Gift Exchange During CNY
What is red envelopes?It is your "Hong Bao"!
Red envelopes are usually given out from elder to the younger.Small gift such as sweets are also exchanged between friends and relatives during Chinese New Year.




Clothing
Our clothing for CNY are mainly featuring the colour red and we chinese wore throughout the CNY.It is believe that red will scare away evil spirits and bad forture.And in addition,people will wear new clothes from head to toe to symbolize a new beginning of the New Year.


Enjoy!Glam.