For other traditions of celebrating lunar new year‚ see Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year Lion dancers at Historic Chinatown Gate‚ Chinese New Year‚ Hing Hay Park‚ Seattle‚ Washington (February 3‚ 2011) Also called Lunar New Year‚ Spring Festival‚ New Year Observed by Chinese communities worldwide[1] Type Cultural‚ Religious (Buddhist‚ Taoist‚ Confucian) Significance The first day of the Chinese calendar (lunisolar calendar) 2012 date Monday‚ January 23‚ Dragon 2013 date Sunday‚ February
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LUNAR NEW YEAR IN VIETNAM [pic] Lunar New Year which is known as “Tet” is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It often begins on late January and ends on early February . It’s a special time for people to relax‚ forget all about the troubles‚ hope for a better new year and spend time together with their family and their friends after a hard working year. GET READY! [pic] Two weeks before the New Year’s Eve‚ family members try to come back to
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Aixuan Li 03/29/2012 Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important festival of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is known as "Spring Festival." People celebrate this day by enjoy the Dragon dances‚ Lion dances‚ fireworks‚ family gathering‚ family meal‚ visiting friends and relatives ‚ giving red envelopes‚ and decorating with duilian(usually represented as two lines of poems that match together to wish people good luck and was hung on the wall of the front
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Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar‚ which usually falls in February‚ and the festivities continue for 15 days. At Chinese New Year celebrations‚ people wear red clothes‚ give children “lucky money” in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Red symbolizes fire‚ which the Chinese believe drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each other’s homes for extravagant
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Persian New Year There are holidays in many cultures that have historical roots (not religious). No Rooz‚ is a example of a holiday with historical origins. What is No Rooz ? Iranian new year as known No Rooz is very unique for several characteristics. It is very unique because of its history‚ time‚ traditions‚ and decorations. First of all‚ I consider the history of the Persian New Year .The history of the Persian New Year has special importance for Iranian people. No Rooz‚ in word‚ means New Day with
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Lunar New Year in Vietnam The Vietnamese lunar New Year festival‚ Tet Nguyen Dan‚ is the most significant holiday taking place within the first three days of the New Year. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. The preparation for Tet holiday is taken place very soon because it requires many steps. All members of families clean and redecorate their houses together. Then‚ they buy food such as cookies‚ sweets‚ candies fruit‚ watermelon’s seed to
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are: The Chinese New Year and The Chinese Moon Festival. They are also the most important and economic holiday for the Surinamese Chinese and also worldwide for the Chinese people. These holidays are not nationally in Suriname as yet. This is not only celebrated by the Chinese but also celebrated by the non-Chinese people. These Chinese holidays are to bring family members together for feasting and share happiness. They come together to enjoy their food on both Chinese New Year and The Chinese Moon
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Do you celebrate Chinese New Year with your family and friends? Well in “Begin with a Bang” by Jasper Connor and “The Night Of Lights‚” by Brenda Comper‚ both discuss Chinese celebrations. Did you know that each tradition the Chinese people must perform has its own symbolic meaning? Chinese New Year is very different from other New Year celebrations. It has its own significance celebration and traditions. For example‚ in “Begin With A Bang” by Jasper Conner he talks about what Chinese people
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Chinese New Year event is that it is a big event in my home country. It represents the history and culture from thousand year ago in China. In this report‚ it covers certain dimensions: the background‚ rise in the event industry‚ event as a role in the society‚ positive and negative aspects and the conclusion. Background The Chinese New Year festival‚ also named as the Lunar New Year festival‚ is based on the Lunar calendar. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends
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Vietnamese New Year Traditions New Year in Vietnam is not only a holiday but also the biggest event of the year. It is tradition of thousand years of history. In Vietnamese‚ New Year means Nam Moi or Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which also means “the very first morning”. Nevertheless‚ people commonly call it Tet as its short form. As traditionally‚ the holiday lasts three days‚ starting from January first on lunar calendar. However‚ the spirit of Tet starts on December twenty third‚ seven days before Tet’s
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