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| Chinese new year 2010 |
Chinese New Year is the most important festivity for the Chinese people. it is the date for family reunion and celebrat the coming new year.
It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. the date of chinese new year in 2010 is 13th Feb 2010.
Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later.
The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival,
which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.
The history of Chinese New Year
It is unclear when the beginning of the year was celebrated before the Qin Dynasty. It is possible that the beginning of the year began with month 1 during the Xia Dynasty, month 12 during the Shang Dynasty, and month 11 during the Zhou Dynasty in China. We know that intercalary months, used to keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the sun, were added after month 12 during both the Shang Dynasty (according to surviving oracle bones) and the Zhou Dynasty (according to Sima Qian). The first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang changed the beginning of the year to month 10 in 221 BC. Whether the New Year was celebrated at the beginning of month 10, of month 1, or both is unknown. In 104 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established month 1 as the beginning of the year, where it remains.
Chinese New Year Signs
During Spring Festival ,you would lidely come across the Chinese character “fu”written on red paper and posted o door fronts .This character means “luck “ .This custom is especially popular in the countryside .There .the character “fu “can be found not only on doors ,but on beams, water vats and chests .In some families ,the character is placed upside down showing luck has arrived .The Chinese pronunciation for upside down is the same as that of the word “arrive “ .Needless to say ,this custom expresses people ‘s wish to be lucky and happy in the new year.
Chinese New Year Food
Traditional Chinese New Year Food is a symbol of prosperity, good luck, health and long life for everyone at the table. Each and every food, either by its appearance or the pronunciation of its name, symbolizes age old Chinese beliefs. Traditional Chinese New Year Food like dumplings, spring Rolls, chicken or may be a whole fish wishes good things for the coming year.
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