Traditional Ways To Celebrate The Chinese New Year
We have talk about something about the Chinese New Year
. Different from the New Year Day in the Gregorian calendar, Chinese New Year falls on different dates from January 21 to February 20, because of the unique solar system that can trace back to 2600BC. For example, February 3, 2011 is the first day of the Chinese New Year.
Chinese astrology
The Chinese calendar use a unique counting system, and the one of the most interesting symbol is each year was named of an animal for memorization, and twelve year is a cycle. They are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey rooster, dog and pig.
The legend is that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before the departed from earth. There are only twelve came to bid him farewell. As a reward, he named a year after each one by the order they arrived. The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born as a profound influence on personality, which is this is the animal that hides in your heart. For example, 2011 is the year of
Rabbit and 2010 is the year of tiger. And people who born in rabbit years are popular, compassionate and sincere.
Sweeping the house
In China, people may take weeks of holidays from work to prepare and celebrate the New Year. They sweep the houses. Every corner of the house must be swept and cleaned, which stands for cleaning everything from the passing year, and start with fresh and new in the New Year.
Spring couplets
Spring couplets are another symbol of Chinese New Year. They are mostly written with short poems in classical Chinese with expressions of good wishes for the family in the coming year. They are mostly in black ink on large vertical scrolls of red paper. In the ancient times people get some intelligent people write for them, but nowadays they can buy in the markets. Spring couplets are put on the walls or on the sides of the gate-ways. There are also colorful new year pictures place on the walls, most of which are descriptions of the symbolism of the flowers and fruits.
Plants and flowers
During the New Year, it is a tradition that Chinese household also have live blooming plants and flowers to symbolize rebirth and new growth, bringing luck and prosperity. Flowers are believed to be symbolic of wealth and high positions in ones career.
Some can also have plum blossoms just starting to bloom is arranged with bamboo and pine sprigs for the grouping symbolizing friends. On the other hand, the bamboo is known for its compatibility, its utility and its flexible stems for furniture and other articles; the evergreen pine evokes longevity and steadiness. Other highly prized flowers are the pussy willow, azalea, peony and water lily or narcissus.
Flowers are indispensible in the traditional New Year because the Chinese firmly believe that without flowers, there would be no formation of any fruits. They are the emblems of reawakening of nature, and also intimately connected with superstition and with the wish for happiness around the year.
In the next article, we will continue learn more about Chinese New Years celebrations.
by: Stella
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