There is a very interesting history legend tells a story about the Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese legends, there was a big beast Nian who always harm people. To avoid the Nian beast attack, people thought that Nian was afraid of red color and loud noises, so they began setting off fireworks and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as “guonian” meaning ‘to celebrate the Chinese New Year’ (China Highlights, 2015).
The Chinese New Year is on January 28th, 2017, the year is the rooster. It is the most important festivals for Chinese people to reunite together. On the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar is the Chinese New Year, it is based on the cycle of the moon, so the New Year date changes year …show more content…
People from the north will eat dumplings, but southern people are used to have “Niangao”, which is sticky rice cake, the “Niangao” sounds like “higher by yearly”, which wishes people will improve a lot in New Year (Travel China Guide, 2017). Wherever they are, people back home to celebrate New Year with their families. It is a great time and an important meal for families to sit around the table and enjoy family time in the festival. Meanwhile, there are many families watching Chinese CCTV’s New Year Gala while they are eating a reunion dinner. Gala normally starts at 8pm until midnight when the New Year comes (China Highlights, …show more content…
In some cities, people always use the most traditional way of celebration activities, such as dragon dances, lion dances, and setting off fireworks. The dragon and the lion dances are essential in Chinese festivals because a dragon is a symbol of China, it symbolizes power and wealth, so it has become an important part of Chinese culture. Also, this Chinese traditional culture spread around the world, for example, dragon dances and lion dances are more popular in Hong Kong, Macau, and U.S Chinatown (Travel China Guide, 2017). Another Chinese tradition is to setting off fireworks when the New Year comes. It represents Goodbye Old Year, Welcome New Year! The louder sound represents the better luckier will be in the New Year. One of the most popular custom activities is a worshiping ancestor in temples of the mountain. Traditionally, the oldest family members need to kneel and bow in front of the ancestor, and the youngest next (Travel China Guide, 2017). There are more than thousands of years history to worship ancestors in China. People believe that ancestral spirits will protect them away from evil things, this shows people are respected, and piety about their ancestors. Moreover, Chinese people start greeting their relatives in the beginning of the New Year, people put on new clothes, and prepare some red envelopes, then they visit friends or relatives by giving red envelopes, and saying
The Chinese New Year is on January 28th, 2017, the year is the rooster. It is the most important festivals for Chinese people to reunite together. On the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar is the Chinese New Year, it is based on the cycle of the moon, so the New Year date changes year …show more content…
People from the north will eat dumplings, but southern people are used to have “Niangao”, which is sticky rice cake, the “Niangao” sounds like “higher by yearly”, which wishes people will improve a lot in New Year (Travel China Guide, 2017). Wherever they are, people back home to celebrate New Year with their families. It is a great time and an important meal for families to sit around the table and enjoy family time in the festival. Meanwhile, there are many families watching Chinese CCTV’s New Year Gala while they are eating a reunion dinner. Gala normally starts at 8pm until midnight when the New Year comes (China Highlights, …show more content…
In some cities, people always use the most traditional way of celebration activities, such as dragon dances, lion dances, and setting off fireworks. The dragon and the lion dances are essential in Chinese festivals because a dragon is a symbol of China, it symbolizes power and wealth, so it has become an important part of Chinese culture. Also, this Chinese traditional culture spread around the world, for example, dragon dances and lion dances are more popular in Hong Kong, Macau, and U.S Chinatown (Travel China Guide, 2017). Another Chinese tradition is to setting off fireworks when the New Year comes. It represents Goodbye Old Year, Welcome New Year! The louder sound represents the better luckier will be in the New Year. One of the most popular custom activities is a worshiping ancestor in temples of the mountain. Traditionally, the oldest family members need to kneel and bow in front of the ancestor, and the youngest next (Travel China Guide, 2017). There are more than thousands of years history to worship ancestors in China. People believe that ancestral spirits will protect them away from evil things, this shows people are respected, and piety about their ancestors. Moreover, Chinese people start greeting their relatives in the beginning of the New Year, people put on new clothes, and prepare some red envelopes, then they visit friends or relatives by giving red envelopes, and saying