Chinese New Year In Symbols

The chinese character fu means fortune.

Chinese new year in symbols. Tangerines are symbolic of good luck and oranges are symbolic of wealth. This year the year of the earth pig starts on february 5. 福倒 fú dào the chinese word.

Decorations are the most important aspect of chinese lunar new year celebrations. This has a symbolic meaning of scaring away evil and bad luck. Chinese new year falls on a different date each year due to the chinese lunar calendar.

Lunar new year ornaments are usually tie in traditional symbols and incorporate. On new year s eve families gather for festive. The practice is universal among chinese people regardless of socioeconomic status and dates to at least the song dynasty ad 960 1279.

Family unity is the most important aspect of lunar new year and for the chinese roundness is symbolic of unity which is why the all important reunion dinner has to take place over a round table and oranges and pomelos are presented during the lunar new year. Plum blossoms this symbol of chinese new year denotes courage and hope. These chinese new year symbols have developed through a language pun the word for tangerine having the same sound as luck in chinese and the word for orange having the same sound as wealth.

The chinese character 福 is commonly used during the chinese new year. By doing so it symbolizes good fortune and good luck will come to one s home. It can be posted either in normal position or upside down like in the above picture.

And they will purposely hang this lucky chinese character upside down. The festive chinese new year decorations at home door and windows of chinese household can be presented through some of the ornaments that symbolize health happiness and wealth. Traditionally chinese also light firecrackers or 放鞭炮 fàng biān pào during chinese new year.