|
Chinese New Year celebration is similar to Christmas celebrations. The Chinese new year 2012 has just passed and now its time for Chinese new year 2013. Chinese new year is an important celebration among the Chinese and is celebrated with great festive spirit and splendour. Since the Chinese new year is so important among the Chinese, the celebration is always grand and huge. Chinese new year parades and traditional Chinese events are an internal part of the festive day.
The special part about this festival is that it lasts for up to 15 days only in the country but in urban areas it lasts for 7 days. Well, the Chinese new year 2013 will be observed on Sunday, 10 February, 2013 flaunting a different theme. The Chinese new year is important to the Chinese not only because it marks the Chinese traditions and festivity but the festival is also known as the spring festival as it is celebrated in the spring season.
Millions of people around the world especially Chinese, celebrate the Chinese new year every year and are eagerly waiting for the Chinese new year 2013 as it has its own significance in the Chinese calendar. Dragon dances, lion dances, fireworks, and events are some of the things that entertain and liven up the spirit of celebration in the Chinese new year parade.
Chinese New Year Celebration
Chinese new year celebration is performed since the time Chinese calendar was formed. The Chinese calendar marks the Chinese new year as one of the most important festivals of the Chinese. It has its own significance and importance due to which it is celebrated with great pomp and splendour throughout china and nearby countries where the Chinese reside. It is a 15 day long festival in which families gather and share festive meals together.
They visit their friends and relatives to give away the gifts and convey their warm wishes of love and affection on the significant day of Chinese new year. Giving red envelopes is a common and popular Chinese tradition practised on every Chinese new year as it signifies good luck, prosperity and charm. Therefore, people commonly give red envelopes as gifts to their loved ones, decorate their houses with and moreover, wear their traditional Chinese red dresses.
|
