Chinese New Year

in just four years. With so many people occupying one country, there are many different traditions and a very diverse culture. China has over 56 ethnic groups, with the largest one being the Hans. A culture is the way a country’s people act and interact. This usually includes religion, language, food, etiquettes, art, ceremonies, etc. China has a culture that dates back to more than 10,000 years. This has subsequently led to a varied and rich way of life. One aspect of the Chinese culture is…

Constructed Response The Chinese zodiac “十二生肖” is lunar cycle with one of twelve animals-rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar-corresponding to each year. The Chinese calendar starts on February 1st instead of January 1st. It is believed that four thousand years ago, the Chinese created the system. Another theory is that they divided a 24-hour day into twelve periods, “with the first period starting from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.” (Chinese Link 60),…

Carnaval takes place around the Catholics’ time of lent. During carnaval, people dress up and crowd the streets in costumes. This is a time for people to feel freer than they would the rest of the year. Carnaval is celebrated before lent officially starts because the eating and drinking gets out of hand during the parties and festivities. The basis of the celebration can be traced back to Roman celebration and to Europe in the middle ages. Carnaval is largely celebrated in Spain, during…

The month of December is fast approaching. Now is the time to plan for the year end celebrations. We tempt you to look beyond the same old ambience and party scene and bid adieu to the current year and celebrate the New Year in one of the world's hottest party destinations. From riotous street parties and fireworks extravaganzas, to marching bands and torchlight processions, here are some of the best New Year's Eve parties from around the world. Bali, Indonesia Bali has been celebrated as the…

and be a part of this celebrations to find out the yank new 12 months traditions and experience the laugh stuffed moments on the brand new Year Eve. Here is a varied lifestyle with unique ethnic, historical past people. You will revel in the diverse traditions of New Year in America. New Year is a declared public holiday, and anyone is eagerly waiting for the celebrations. You will be surprised to discover the distinctive American New Year traditions that carry fireworks, events, presents and…

Año Nuevo is a major celebration that takes place in Spanish speaking countries. On January 1st people gather together to celebrate a new year coming to them. They say goodbye to the past year and what might of happened to them, and at the same time enjoy thinking about what the next year may have in store for them. People spend days and months preparing for the party they throw on this day. Many major cities throw huge parties that the townspeople come to together. There are many ways that…

When I was three years old, my parents sent me to a kindergarten where majority of its students are Malays. As far as I could remember, there were Arabs too but very few. It was a nice kindergarten, I must say. For four years my life revolved around a situation where my social circle was limited to those who had similar physical traits as mine, worshipped the same God as I do, spoke the same language and ate the same type of food. At seven years of age, I moved on to a primary school in…

hated who I was. There was a point where I believed everyone who left me out, and made fun of me. I believed their comments and why they didn’t accept me. I was an Outsider. When I started kindergarten, I was so excited to learn and make new friends but making new friends and fitting in wasn’t what happened. Everybody judged the way I appeared. They made fun…

But inside you must always be Chinese” (Tan). Just because the Chinese Christmas Eve is different from the American Christmas Eve doesn’t mean its not celebrated wrongly. The Chinese New Year and the American New Year are perfect examples of the same holiday celebrated differently, but still equally as important. The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday celebrated…

correct. Chinese tradition is very different from American tradition, especially, holiday traditions. In the short story Fish Cheeks, Amy is embarrassed by her family’s Chinese ways of Christmas Eve dinner. Chinese food, and table manners and customs are quite dissimilar from American food and customs. Chinese and American traditions around the holidays are very different. Some common Chinese New Year traditions are to eat at home, because it “is the most important dinner for the…