Chinese New Year Traditions And Customs

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Chinese new year traditions and customs. In chinese dust is a homophone for the word chen meaning the old. Cleaning the house is a long observed chinese new year tradition. Legend spoke of the wild beast nian which also is the word for year that appeared at the end of each year attacking and killing.

Chinese new year celebrations were born out of fear and myth. The year of the rat officially begins on january 25 2020. Purchasing for the spring festival pasting spring couplets setting off firecrackers gathering for the reunion dinner staying up on new year s eve giving new year s greetings giving lucky money and.

Resources advice tips for covid 19. Get to know some of the traditional customs of chinese new year. Also known as the spring festival this large scale event remains unknown to the western world we invite you to dive with us into the heart of the chinese celebrations and tell you its secrets.

Most commonly associated with china lunar new year is celebrated around the world. During these couple of days the offerings in terms of food and sacrifices are made to the gods and it is mainly a religious side of the event. Chinese new year customs and traditions ppt.

Fast facts official name. Shanghai first made in china. Much like the american christmas chinese.

Called the spring festival or lunar new year chinese new year is the most important holiday to chinese families. Culture customs and traditions of chinese new year. The holiday more aptly called lunar new year as it marks the start of a new lunar cycle is one of the most important holidays in.