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Chinese new year is a 15 day long event with each day assigned a special name. Chinese new year festival is also known as ‘Spring Festival’ since it falls on the spring season. On the days before the new year celebration, Chinese families clean their homes as they believe cleaning sweeps away bad luck and make their home ready for the arrival of good luck. First day of the Chinese new year’s eve festival is celebrated with friends and family. The Lunar new year is the most significant festival for the Chinese around the world as it signifies triumph, renewal and fills the air with happiness.
Traditional Chinese New Year Festival is all about practicing the religious custom of worshipping the ‘Kitchen God’, as he is regarded, the lord of family hearth and inventor of fire. Preparing of mouthwatering dishes like jiaozi, niangao and laba porridge becomes the order of the day. |
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On the first five days of the Chinese new year festival people visit their friends and relatives, wishing them prosperous new year and exchanging new year greetings. Burning of fireworks is the most cherished new year activity among young boys and girls.
Chinese new year is also celebrated as Chinese Lunar new year festival as it falls on the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar month. People on this day pay marked respect to their ancestors through certain rituals and rites for the well being of the family and seek their blessings for an eventful year ahead. Chinese new year carnival features a variety of contemporary Chinese cultural activities, folk dances, Chinese Opera’s and karaoke competition. The Chinese new year festival ends with the Lantern Festival on the last day of the weeklong event usually highlighting the various Lantern expositions, garden parties and colorful firework displays. Thus, the lively colors of the Chinese new year festival bear true resemblance to the spirit of Chinese people.
123newyear.com showcases the wonderful Chinese New Year Festival with all its grandeur.
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