Lunar History
The origins of Chinese New Year celebrations too old and slow to be studied.However, public opinion say, perkatan China, 'Nian' or who intend to 'year' in Malay, is the name for the giant who frequently search for prey at night before the new year begins.
According Lagenda, Nian had a very large mouth, and able to swallow busy man with one bite. Humans at that time was very afraid of this giant Nian. On one day, garden reed adjacent villages burned Chinese people. Pipe burst and burned it emits a very strong like a firecracker. It was scary Nian and he did not dare to go brdekatan the village. Older people have also been advised that the village people hang red paper on the doors and the windows of their homes at any time menjelangnya New Year, Nian dikhuatiri will mengganas original. The red color was greatly feared by Nian, and able to dispel the giant.
That Lagenda is trusted by the people of China. Practice play and hang red paper firecracker still continued until today, although there among the Chinese youth community does not know the true purpose of charity is done. They just assume it's just bahawa deeds will welcome the new year cheer again.
Angpau Among the reasons why Chinese New Year awaited by children is the gift 'angpau' or a red envelope containing money. For those not berkahwin, they are eligible to receive angpau. Giving money or angpau this is to say goodbye for the year and hope acquire wealth and good fortune for the year. Wang will also be used to pay debts in arrears.
Firecrackers and lion dances Firecrackers and lion dances very synonymous with greeting the Chinese New Year celebration. Played firecrackers to banish the evil creatures that often disturb the peace of man. However, from one year to another yaang, firecrackers are often played to signify the coming festive season. Dance lion dance is an offering full of art and a wonderful symbol for the Chinese community. She usually played by two players, and takes a long time to practice before someone is really proficient. Abstinence bans and treatment when greeting the Chinese New Year Cleaning house The entire area of the house should be washed before the arrival of the new year.On the eve of new year, all the sweeper, mop and wash all types of equipment are stored in a safe place. Sweeping and packing is not worth doing on the day of the new year, kerana follow Chinese community trust, good fortune will be swept along with the trash. After the new year, will be swept floors, starting from the door into the house and diletak in corners. Rubbish that swept it will not be discarded sehinggalah day 5 celebration. Take a clear, remove the cloudy Playing firecrackers on New Year's Eve is one way to say goodbye to the year that will be abandoned, and meraikan arrival of new year. At one point in the middle of the night the new year, all the doors and the windows should be opened to justify the years long gone. Activity in the New Year All debts have been duly paid on when these. All people need to keep their treatment at the time of this. Prohibited at all using dirty sayings that bring bad luck and not good intentions. Referring to the year off was banned on the day of the new year kerana all-everything must necessarily come forward and should not be looked back again. Prohibited at all cry in the new year, kerana feared people would cry throughout the year. Hygiene and personal appearance On the day of the new year, hair washing banned altogether, because this treatment will result in that person mambasuh went all good fortune for the new year. Encouraged to wear red clothing. Red is considered bright colors and bright, which allows the wearer acquire a bright future. Bahawa believed, how the use of the new year to determine one's fate was in that year. Childhood, brothers and close and unmarried people were angpau for a bright future. Chinese Lunar Calendar Chinese lunar calendar is the oldest in the world calendar, used since 2600 Before Masihi. Pengggunaan calendar was introduced by the emperor Huang Ti.Like the western calendar, the Chinese lunar calendar is also based on the annual turnover where the beginning of the year by the turn of the month dimula.Therefore, the beginning of the year for the Chinese calendar falls around January and February.
One complete rotation takes the moon around the earth for 60 years and composed than 5 rounds of each of them takes time for 12 years. Chinese lunar calendar each year based naming 12 animals.
The Chinese community believe every human being is born bahawa have an influence on personality and attitude based on the animal called man is born in the year.
Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 Hare 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 Goat 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 Chicken 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 Pig 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007
Chinese New Year decorations
Before greeting the Chinese New Year, Chinese families would decorate the house with the cheekbone which was blooming of flowers growing, a bag of oranges, and also includes 8 bags of dried sweet fruit. On the walls and the door will also be hung with beautiful ornaments such as poetry and greeting the new year is painted on red paper.
Orange
Custom for Chinese people, they will bring one bag containing orange and angpau to be given if a visit friends and family along the two-week Chinese New Year greeting. To follow the beliefs of the Chinese, who still have leaves orange bonded to her intention to bring one's relationship with others will be closely intertwined. When the new berkahwin all, it symbolizes the relationship that exists perkahwinan will blossom so that it gets a busy boy. Orange is the symbol of the joy for the people of China.
Candied bag
Bags of sweets are round or square shaped to have various types of sweets for the New Year commenced with 'sweetness'. Every bag of candied in a separate symbolizes good luck: * Candied watermelon - symbolize growth and good kesihatan * Pumpkin seeds - malambangkan joy, truth and honesty * Items lychees - symbolizes the close ties of kinship * Kumkuat (a type of orange) - wealth * Candied coconut - familiarity * Peanuts - life berkekalan * Longan - symbolizes a person will get a lot of good boys * Lotus fruit - many children Culture-> Origin of Chinese New Year Celebration Friday, February 22, 2008 Origin of Chinese New Year Celebration WE thought of the thousands of years ago, long before Christ Jesus (Christ Jesus) was born into the world, ie when the first Chinese emperor who refers to himself as Dynasty Hsia (Xia) around the year 2100-1600, BC. It means 'Season Flowers', Hsia is an equivalent letter from the letter 'Hua' meaning flower. at that time was the center bung-interest is the Honan Province, so named after the central state (Chung Kuo = Chinese), then the person who the people were given names with 'Chung Hua ren' or called the Chinese up to now.
Speaking of Spring party, can not escape from the Winter Flower and we must look to the Honan Province, particularly in the city of Luoyang, because there are many different types of flowers. Peony is a flower so special, this is the most beautiful types of flowers among the flowers that exist throughout the world and Peony flower is often used to greet the Spring datanganya party or New Year.
In welcoming the New Year, Chinese people wear new clothes in honor of the arrival of a new atmosphere, and began to show its beauty. The trees begin to turn green again, the shoots begin to emerge and the animals got up from his sleep after a long winter sleep to hide or run.
The people or their relatives, ranging exchange of visits, visiting one another, whether family or friend to say: 'Hsin Tjhun Kiong Hie', which means: Happy New Season Flowers. The children did not want to miss, they are most happy to welcome the coming season which began to grow flowers, they deliver to worship and congratulations to their parents each and they get a reply blessing and prayer from Him. Besides, do not forget they get a 'red envelope' (Ang Pao) which contains the money, after a respectful greeting to the elders.
There is a Chinese proverb which says; "If you respect the parents themselves and expand it to other parents ... Paying attention to his own kin and expand it to other family members ... to love their own children, and expand it to other kids ... Noting fellow himself especially close to and expand it to other fellow ... So to manage and govern this world will be as easy as rotating the object in the palm of the hand ... ... "
Today the words the phrase we often hear and see, is' khung Hsi Fa 'Cay' (meaning; Hopefully constantly in a state of abundance) and 'Thiam Thiam Hok Siu' (meaning; hopefully long life and always abundant sustenance)
The origins of Chinese New Year celebrations too old and slow to be studied.However, public opinion say, perkatan China, 'Nian' or who intend to 'year' in Malay, is the name for the giant who frequently search for prey at night before the new year begins.
According Lagenda, Nian had a very large mouth, and able to swallow busy man with one bite. Humans at that time was very afraid of this giant Nian. On one day, garden reed adjacent villages burned Chinese people. Pipe burst and burned it emits a very strong like a firecracker. It was scary Nian and he did not dare to go brdekatan the village. Older people have also been advised that the village people hang red paper on the doors and the windows of their homes at any time menjelangnya New Year, Nian dikhuatiri will mengganas original. The red color was greatly feared by Nian, and able to dispel the giant.
That Lagenda is trusted by the people of China. Practice play and hang red paper firecracker still continued until today, although there among the Chinese youth community does not know the true purpose of charity is done. They just assume it's just bahawa deeds will welcome the new year cheer again.
Angpau Among the reasons why Chinese New Year awaited by children is the gift 'angpau' or a red envelope containing money. For those not berkahwin, they are eligible to receive angpau. Giving money or angpau this is to say goodbye for the year and hope acquire wealth and good fortune for the year. Wang will also be used to pay debts in arrears.
Firecrackers and lion dances Firecrackers and lion dances very synonymous with greeting the Chinese New Year celebration. Played firecrackers to banish the evil creatures that often disturb the peace of man. However, from one year to another yaang, firecrackers are often played to signify the coming festive season. Dance lion dance is an offering full of art and a wonderful symbol for the Chinese community. She usually played by two players, and takes a long time to practice before someone is really proficient. Abstinence bans and treatment when greeting the Chinese New Year Cleaning house The entire area of the house should be washed before the arrival of the new year.On the eve of new year, all the sweeper, mop and wash all types of equipment are stored in a safe place. Sweeping and packing is not worth doing on the day of the new year, kerana follow Chinese community trust, good fortune will be swept along with the trash. After the new year, will be swept floors, starting from the door into the house and diletak in corners. Rubbish that swept it will not be discarded sehinggalah day 5 celebration. Take a clear, remove the cloudy Playing firecrackers on New Year's Eve is one way to say goodbye to the year that will be abandoned, and meraikan arrival of new year. At one point in the middle of the night the new year, all the doors and the windows should be opened to justify the years long gone. Activity in the New Year All debts have been duly paid on when these. All people need to keep their treatment at the time of this. Prohibited at all using dirty sayings that bring bad luck and not good intentions. Referring to the year off was banned on the day of the new year kerana all-everything must necessarily come forward and should not be looked back again. Prohibited at all cry in the new year, kerana feared people would cry throughout the year. Hygiene and personal appearance On the day of the new year, hair washing banned altogether, because this treatment will result in that person mambasuh went all good fortune for the new year. Encouraged to wear red clothing. Red is considered bright colors and bright, which allows the wearer acquire a bright future. Bahawa believed, how the use of the new year to determine one's fate was in that year. Childhood, brothers and close and unmarried people were angpau for a bright future. Chinese Lunar Calendar Chinese lunar calendar is the oldest in the world calendar, used since 2600 Before Masihi. Pengggunaan calendar was introduced by the emperor Huang Ti.Like the western calendar, the Chinese lunar calendar is also based on the annual turnover where the beginning of the year by the turn of the month dimula.Therefore, the beginning of the year for the Chinese calendar falls around January and February.
One complete rotation takes the moon around the earth for 60 years and composed than 5 rounds of each of them takes time for 12 years. Chinese lunar calendar each year based naming 12 animals.
The Chinese community believe every human being is born bahawa have an influence on personality and attitude based on the animal called man is born in the year.
Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 Hare 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 Goat 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 Chicken 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 Pig 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007
Chinese New Year decorations
Before greeting the Chinese New Year, Chinese families would decorate the house with the cheekbone which was blooming of flowers growing, a bag of oranges, and also includes 8 bags of dried sweet fruit. On the walls and the door will also be hung with beautiful ornaments such as poetry and greeting the new year is painted on red paper.
Orange
Custom for Chinese people, they will bring one bag containing orange and angpau to be given if a visit friends and family along the two-week Chinese New Year greeting. To follow the beliefs of the Chinese, who still have leaves orange bonded to her intention to bring one's relationship with others will be closely intertwined. When the new berkahwin all, it symbolizes the relationship that exists perkahwinan will blossom so that it gets a busy boy. Orange is the symbol of the joy for the people of China.
Candied bag
Bags of sweets are round or square shaped to have various types of sweets for the New Year commenced with 'sweetness'. Every bag of candied in a separate symbolizes good luck: * Candied watermelon - symbolize growth and good kesihatan * Pumpkin seeds - malambangkan joy, truth and honesty * Items lychees - symbolizes the close ties of kinship * Kumkuat (a type of orange) - wealth * Candied coconut - familiarity * Peanuts - life berkekalan * Longan - symbolizes a person will get a lot of good boys * Lotus fruit - many children Culture-> Origin of Chinese New Year Celebration Friday, February 22, 2008 Origin of Chinese New Year Celebration WE thought of the thousands of years ago, long before Christ Jesus (Christ Jesus) was born into the world, ie when the first Chinese emperor who refers to himself as Dynasty Hsia (Xia) around the year 2100-1600, BC. It means 'Season Flowers', Hsia is an equivalent letter from the letter 'Hua' meaning flower. at that time was the center bung-interest is the Honan Province, so named after the central state (Chung Kuo = Chinese), then the person who the people were given names with 'Chung Hua ren' or called the Chinese up to now.
Speaking of Spring party, can not escape from the Winter Flower and we must look to the Honan Province, particularly in the city of Luoyang, because there are many different types of flowers. Peony is a flower so special, this is the most beautiful types of flowers among the flowers that exist throughout the world and Peony flower is often used to greet the Spring datanganya party or New Year.
In welcoming the New Year, Chinese people wear new clothes in honor of the arrival of a new atmosphere, and began to show its beauty. The trees begin to turn green again, the shoots begin to emerge and the animals got up from his sleep after a long winter sleep to hide or run.
The people or their relatives, ranging exchange of visits, visiting one another, whether family or friend to say: 'Hsin Tjhun Kiong Hie', which means: Happy New Season Flowers. The children did not want to miss, they are most happy to welcome the coming season which began to grow flowers, they deliver to worship and congratulations to their parents each and they get a reply blessing and prayer from Him. Besides, do not forget they get a 'red envelope' (Ang Pao) which contains the money, after a respectful greeting to the elders.
There is a Chinese proverb which says; "If you respect the parents themselves and expand it to other parents ... Paying attention to his own kin and expand it to other family members ... to love their own children, and expand it to other kids ... Noting fellow himself especially close to and expand it to other fellow ... So to manage and govern this world will be as easy as rotating the object in the palm of the hand ... ... "
Today the words the phrase we often hear and see, is' khung Hsi Fa 'Cay' (meaning; Hopefully constantly in a state of abundance) and 'Thiam Thiam Hok Siu' (meaning; hopefully long life and always abundant sustenance)
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