Chinese New Year:-the Most Important Celebration In The Chinese Calendar

The Chinese New Year that is celebrated for about fifteen days is one moment in the

year when the whole nation feels united as they can imagine each other's enjoyment. The Chinese New Year gets determined by the Chinese New Year calendar and therefore it is sometimes called the Lunar New Year. As every one is aware of its significance, the working people in china can take weeks of holidays so that they can join the company of their near and dear ones and a feast with their family members on the Chinese New Year eve or Lunar New Year's Eve. Although with the changing times and increasing mobility of the people the celebration of Chinese New Year Festival has undergone some changes, everybody still very fervently follow all the customs that their elders have taught them. It is often called the Lunar New Year, especially by people in mainland China and Taiwan. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Lunar Calendar. The origin of 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 most.

Chinese New Year 2010 is the year of the Tiger.In 2010, the Chinese Lunar Year Festival would start from 14th of February.It is the ji-chou year. Jji is the sixth of the Ten Celestial Stems and yin is the third of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches and marks the year of the tiger. On the Western calendar, the start of the New Year falls on Sunday, February 14, 2010.People born in the year of the tiger have a lively disposition and are forthright and uninhibited in nature. They are broad-minded and quick to action. But there is another aspect to their characters. They are full of suspicion, and sometimes will take hasty action. They never hide their feelings. They are honest, tender, generous and humorous at the same time. They are always kind, love babies and animals, and like anything that arouses their imagination. The "Nian Gao" is New Year Cake that make out of glutinous rice flour."Nian Gao" is pronounced same as "High in the new year". The higher the "Nian Gao" is, the better the new year is.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.Chinese New Year begins according to the Chinese calendar which consists of both Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems. Because the track of the new moon changes from year to year, Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February. Below is a chart that shows the beginning day of Chinese New Year and the animal sign for that year. All the people who have something special fixed in the year 2010 like their engagement or marriage can take a look at New Year 2010 calendar and decide for the things beforehand. People have lot of expectations and hopes associated with New Year and they also make certain resolutions to be followed during the year.For the tiger in 2010, any recent setbacks or obstacles can be overcome, so look forward to a year in which to really shine, either personally or professionally.

by: chaman goyal

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