The New Chinese New Year is the first day of the first month of Chinese calendar (Feb. 7, 2008 this year). This is the beginning of the spring festival that takes place over two weeks and ends with the lantern festival.
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, the date of Chinese New Year varies from one year to another, but always falls between January 21 and February 20. This, like all beginnings of Chinese lunar months, the first day of a new moon.
The New Year is celebrated officially in China (he is entitled to seven days off) as well as in some Asian countries where the influence of Chinese culture is important, particularly in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam .
The "transition year" occurs in the night of the last day of the twelfth month. The word for year is considered the origin of the monster Nian who had formerly prowling around villages one night a year, forcing residents to ensure packing and until his departure in the morning. The main celebrations include a Christmas Eve dishes including auspicious names, followed by a night vigil, a guarantee of longevity.
New Year's meal was often held in the homes of family elders. In areas with traditional lifestyle, because of the patrilocal custom, it is the paternal family.
red envelopes containing money are offered. Traditionally, they were distributed by the elders to children and unmarried youth, and principally the symbolic value of luck throughout the new year. During the solemn distributions by seniors, the person who will receive the envelope address their vow or "auspicious words" The most common is "congratulations, and made fortunes.
Children are allowed that evening to burst firecrackers or burning of flares, until the string of firecrackers that each home had to turn to the arrival of the first day of the year . A custom
old wants to go to bed as late as possible this evening, because that would be a guarantee of longevity, it is called up custody of the Year. " TV helps greatly to achieve this goal, but a game (mahjong for example!) Is often chosen, especially since for some it is good to try his luck during the New Year's night in some areas, games Money usually banned were exceptionally allowed during the spring festival.
The statuette is a picture of happiness is available from the shop Ruyi:
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