Whizzzzzzzzzz…BANG!” Yes‚ it’s that time of year again. A time where streets are lit up with bright flamboyant lights‚ sounds of crackling fireworks can be heard a mile away‚ smells of freshly baked moon cakes play with our nostrils‚ and the laughter of jovial people fill the air. No‚ it’s not Christmas‚ New Year’s Eve‚ Thanksgiving‚ or Labor Day. It’s the Chinese New Year! This is a time where all worries and sorrows are left behind and the only rule is to be merry and celebrate. Each year represents
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Kunshan Aozao Noodles 昆山奥灶面 Zhenjiang Pot Cover Noodles 镇江锅盖面 ⒉ noodles （面条） Sichuan Spicy Dandan Noodles 四川担担面 Jilin Yanji Cold Noodles 吉林延吉冷面 ⒊ Dumplings （饺子） Jiaozi is a very common food in the north part of China .When the Chinese new year comes‚ almost every Chinese family will eat jiaozi‚ because the pronunciation （发音） of jiaozi can express a very good meaning‚ which both means the happy get-together of family members and connection of the new year and the past old year.Jiaozi can be made
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the magic of the white snake China is a fabulous world of stories ‚myths ‚ad legends. Despite of the extensive destruction in its long history ‚the country retained an abundance of unique natural ‚cultural and intellectual treasures. Everything has it’s own significance ‚and each customs reveals a deeper meaning. In china ‚almost each place tells it’s own story. The white snake ‚one of the four great love dramas‚ the ever-lasting classic myths of passion and devotion regard and respect is a part
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The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts at the beginning of spring . The beginning of spring is usually around the forth or fifth of Feburary. It’s origins are too old to be traced but several explanations have been presented. All agree that the word Nian‚ now chinese for year‚ was originally the name of a monster that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of the new year. One legend goes that the monster had an enormous mouth that could
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put on the wall. Waking up on New Year‚ everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift‚ wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi‚ or dumplings‚ for breakfast‚ as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also‚ the shape of the dumpling
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As in Western New Year celebration‚ Chinese consume gather in family and produce a plentiful table the night before Chinese New Year. When the clock strikes midnight‚ everyone eats a cooked Chinese dumpling (known by Westerners as guioza). The word jiaozi has almost the same pronunciation jiao zi and in Portuguese "find" and "Time"‚ respectively. The custom of eating this kind of Chinese ravioli at midnight in Chinese is described as "sui geng jiao zi" (replacement for the hours of the year zizheng)
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of social life‚ wedding ceremonies‚ funerals‚ and etiquettes came into being‚ and by and by they are established as folkways‚ or folk customs. In China‚ for instance‚ chopsticks are used at meals‚ which is a Chinese folk custom. Northerners eating jiaozi and southerners eating rice cakes in Chinese New Year Festival‚ all people eating moon-cakes on Mid-Autumn Day and greeting each other with “Have you eaten?” are all Chinese folk customs. Folk customs are shared and practiced by members of a nation
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set up the new‚ the patterns of paper-cuts mainly consisted of figure‚ flower‚ character‚ any of the twelve animals representing the twelve Earthly Branches‚ and other animals. On New Year’s Eve‚ all the members of families come together to feast. Jiaozi is popular in the north‚ while southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called Nian Gao. Before the eve of the New Year‚ everyone tries to come back home from every corner of the country to join the entire family‚ just like Americans’
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So‚how much money am I getting this year?" That’s the question I hit my momwith every February. And every year she replies‚ "You will see‚" in herChinese accent. February usually marks the month of the New Year accordingto the Chinese calendar. But for me‚ Chinese New Year is a payday. Usually Ireceive red envelopes‚ hong bao‚ which are the equivalent of Christmas presents.Instead of wondering what the present will be‚ though‚ it is the amount of moneyinside that is the mystery. The lucky money
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all tastes the same and that I couldn’t really tell the difference. Much to her chagrin‚ I spat out the very first bite that I took and said “This is not Beijing Ducks!” The second my favorite foods is dumplings. Chinese people also called it ”jiaozi” ‚ with meat and vegetable fillings‚ is very popular during the Spring Festival and other festivals. In many years ago‚ dumplings are only the food which can eat on New Year’s Day. Just like the Thanksgiving Day’s turkey‚ every family will stay together
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