Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional
Chinese holidays. In China, it is also known as the 'Spring Festival', the literal
translation of the modern Chinese name (see Names in Chinese below). Chinese New
Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year's Day itself, the
first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of
the first month. The evening preceding Chinese New Year's Day is an occasion
for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar,
the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".
The next Chinese New Year's Day falls on 10 February 2013. The new year will be
the year of the snake.
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival in the
Chinese calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and
gains significance because of several myths and traditions. People celebrate
the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is celebrated in China and in countries
and territories with significant Chinese populations, including Hong Kong, Macau,Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius,Philippines,[5][6] and also in Chinatowns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a
major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year
celebrations of its geographic neighbors.
Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the
celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely. People will pour out their
money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also
traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep
away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors
will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with
popular themes of "good fortune" or
"happiness", "wealth", and
"longevity." On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with
families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet
delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next
morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy
new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year
tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and
happiness for everyone.
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