Family Chinese New Year Traditions
Our chinese new year means the family getting together for a more elaborate version of the weekly dinner at my in laws.
Family chinese new year traditions. The festivities are day long and sometimes a family ends up cooking two. The camera crew visited a large f. Many chinese have moved to big cities like beijing and new year is the time they return to the villages where they grew up to be with their extended families on new year s eve when gathering for the first big family meal of the season they dress in new clothes.
Gathering as many generations of the family as possible for the holiday is the strongest tradition associated with chinese new year. We have a delicious meal and receive a red envelope during the course of the evening but the things we do are largely untied to the traditions and symbolism of the new year celebrations in china. This 11 min clip introduces the traditional festival activities and culture during this most important holiday of the year.
Chinese new year is a 15 day celebration and each day many families rotate celebrations between homes of their relatives.