Chinese New Year is a traditional Chinese holiday which is known as Chúxī meaning Year-pass Eve". It’s really important for the Chinese it’s celebrated in large populated areas with ethnic Chinese. Every year they have different animals to represent the year their on the animals they use are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, dog, rooster, pig. This year on January 26, 2009 it started being the year of the ox. Everybody knows the lion dance or the dragon dance, during the Chinese Year it’s really big and there’s a big spectacular. Another tradition is the red envelopes usually given by married couples or elderly people. They are passed on to younger kids or unmarried people money is usually given. It’s meant to be given an even amount of money since an odd number is given at funerals. Normally eight dollars are given since it’s said that it’s the lucky number. It’s just a great spectacular with traditional food, clothing, exchange in gifts, fireworks exploding in the sky, and dances. What makes it better is being with the family and being with friends.
Wikipedia contributors. “Chinese New Year”. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 3 March 2009. 3 March 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_New_Year&oldid=274789691
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment