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Celebrations » Chinese New Year
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Chinese New Year |
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Chinese New Year is a family affair in which people take a time out to reunite with their dear ones and forget all the grudges between them.
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Basically, Chinese New Year is a 15 days festival meant for thanksgiving. chinese new year starts with the New Moon and ends on the full moon 15 days later.
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Lunar New Year signifies the way people behaved and about their beliefs. There are 12 Chinese animals been stated in Chinese calendar and each of them signifies a specific trait.
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15th day of this festival is called lantern festival. Since Chinese calendar is based on lunar and solar movements that's why Chinese new year is also known as lunar new year.
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Rat, Ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, pig and dog are 12 Chinese animals.
Chinese New Year 2011:
As per Chinese calendar, the upcoming year 2011 is a year of the chinese animal rabbit. Chinese New Year 2011 will start from 3rd of february. In Chinese calendar, names are repeated after every 60 years within a cycle of 12 years denoted by chinese animals which is a point of difference as compared to the western calendars. 2011 is the year of the Rabbit. It is the Xin-Mao year. Xin (Metal) is the eighth of the ten celestial stems and Mao (Rabbit) is the fourth of the twelve terrestrial branches and marks the year of the Rabbit or Hare.
Lunar New Year is celebrated across the china with a great fun and enthusiasm. It's a very important at the same time longest festival in lunar calendar and Chinese people celebrate it whole-heartedly to preserve their regional customs and age old tradition. They spend to their maximum extent on gifts, decoration, clothing, food and huge celebrations. People sweep their houses to remove the ill fortune from their houses and welcome incoming goodluck. They also pray for "happiness', 'Longevity' and 'wealth' for their families and dear ones by decorating the doors with red-colored papers.
In the evening a delicious feast is organized along with the family in which the food ranges from pigs, to ducks, to chicken and sweet delicacies. Next morning, children greet their elders wishing them a healthy, prosperous and happy new year. Lunar New Year is a tradition of sincerely wishing peace and happiness for all.
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