Chinese New Year commences at the end of January or the beginning of February. This year it starts on Jan. 31 marking the first day of the first lunar month. It is the 4712 year according to the Chinese calendar.
Chinese New Year is one of the longest celebrations as it is carried out for 15 days. It begins with the first new moon of the Lunar New Year and ends on the full moon day.
Celebrations are marked with parades, dinners, reunions, exchange gifts, food festivals, lion dances, dragons and more. People follow year-old traditions during the two-week celebrations and hold reunion dinners.
Cleaning and decorating the houses are major rituals of the Chinese New Year celebration. All these are done before New Year's Eve day.
Food is one of the key elements of this spring festival. Chinese dumplings, fish, spring rolls and traditional cakes called Nian Gao are the main dishes for the occasion.
Chinese New Year is known by several names. It is called Lunar New Year, Spring Festival and Gua Nian in Chinese.
According to the legend, Nian is a mythical beast or a big-horned monster residing at the bottom of the sea who came out on the first day of the year. He ate children, livestock and crops of the villagers. To prevent Nian from devouring over their food and children, villagers started a practice of stocking up food in front of their doors for the monster.
Red clothing and firecrackers are other essential elements of the Chinese New Year. Their importance originates from the legend of Nian. It is believed using red color and burning of firecrackers started because the monster is scared of these. Since then, color red in the form of flags and paper hangings and firecrackers have become an indispensable part of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Chinese New Year is one of the longest celebrations as it is carried out for 15 days. It begins with the first new moon of the Lunar New Year and ends on the full moon day.
Celebrations are marked with parades, dinners, reunions, exchange gifts, food festivals, lion dances, dragons and more. People follow year-old traditions during the two-week celebrations and hold reunion dinners.
Cleaning and decorating the houses are major rituals of the Chinese New Year celebration. All these are done before New Year's Eve day.
Food is one of the key elements of this spring festival. Chinese dumplings, fish, spring rolls and traditional cakes called Nian Gao are the main dishes for the occasion.
Chinese New Year is known by several names. It is called Lunar New Year, Spring Festival and Gua Nian in Chinese.
According to the legend, Nian is a mythical beast or a big-horned monster residing at the bottom of the sea who came out on the first day of the year. He ate children, livestock and crops of the villagers. To prevent Nian from devouring over their food and children, villagers started a practice of stocking up food in front of their doors for the monster.
Red clothing and firecrackers are other essential elements of the Chinese New Year. Their importance originates from the legend of Nian. It is believed using red color and burning of firecrackers started because the monster is scared of these. Since then, color red in the form of flags and paper hangings and firecrackers have become an indispensable part of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
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