Starting from Chinese new year 2010 date, this festival carries on for 15days and ends up with Lantern festival on the 15th day. Chinese festival celebrations spread the charm of this festival and are at their extreme level on the day of Lantern festival.
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According to Chinese traditional calendar, Chinese New Year 2010 is year of the tiger. 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 states the year of the Tiger.
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Chinese masks are an inevitable aspect of Chinese culture. During the colorful celebrations of the Chinese festival, people wear masks made up of varied materials including cloth, paper, grass, leather, metal, shell, and carved of stone or wood painted with Chinese symbolic designs and vivid colours.some have realistic human or animal appearance.
Red is favorite colour for Chinese people and that clearly appears in the masks they make. Chinese New Year celebrations reflect the belief of Chinese people on gods, spirits of ancestors, legendary beings, good or evil, the dead, animal spirits, and on the beings who are believed to have supreme power over human beings. These traditional masks reflecting such supreme powers are not only respected but are also worn during the various rituals performed in Chinese New Year.
They perform their traditional dragon dance or lion dance wearing those masks. They hang those masks around the home for decorative purpose also. People tie their New Year wish to a "wishing tree" at the Taoist White Cloud Temple at Beijing on the day of Chinese New Year. People from across the country in traditional costume take part in Chinese New Year celebrations.
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