Do they celebrate in China?
yes, and according to Wikipedia:
“ The festival was traditionally a time to honour deities and ancestors. Throughout China, different regions celebrate the New Year with distinct local customs and traditions. Chinese New Year's Eve is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. Traditionally, every family would thoroughly clean their house, symbolically sweeping away any ill fortune to make way for incoming good luck. Windows and doors may be decorated with red paper-cuts and couplets representing themes such as good fortune, happiness, wealth, and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red envelopes.
So the posts on Facebook have offered these forecasts.
What do you think?
It's also the season of Mardi Gras. And in Tampa FL, the Gasparilla parades.
Lots of fun celebrations.
I can't wait to see the Chinese parades with Fire Horses!
Wikipedia offers this info:
Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, this festival takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve (the evening preceding the first day of the year) to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February.
The Chinese calendar defines the lunisolar month containing the winter solstice as the eleventh month, meaning that Chinese New Year usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice
Chinese New Year is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries with significant overseas Chinese or Sinophone populations.
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Happy Chinese New Year! Take care, have a great day.
ReplyDeleteHave a good Tuesday, whether celebrating another culture's holiday or not!
DeleteHappy Chinese New Year!! A day for new beginnings❤️๐๐๐งจ๐
ReplyDeleteA dawn that was bright and clear is a good beginning for me.
DeleteNever heard of the Fire Horse year, but I hadn’t heard od Chinese New Years at all 60 years ago. ๐
ReplyDeleteIs this also Shrove Tuesday? Wait … I am going to look it up. Yes, it is. Of course I now I remember that you did mention Mardi Gras already. Silly me.
I first learned of Chinese astrological signs on menus in Chinese Restaurants - probably in the 60s...but definitely by the 70s. That's how I knew which sign I was born with/under!
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year! Many Asian nations celebrate it. I looked myself up years ago in the Chinese zodiac, and found I'm an earth tiger, rowrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteI'm Definitely craving Chinese food now!
DeleteI always love the pictures of Chinese New Year celebrations. Especially the parades with the very cool dragons. And I think Chinese food would be quite appropriate today. Or, any day for that matter.
ReplyDeleteThe dragons are always so beautiful! Except for the firecrackers, I think I'd enjoy the celebration!
DeleteHurrah for the protesters!
ReplyDeleteThey’ve been out there each Monday fora year !
DeleteI think we are going to see some rapid changes. Hopefully soon.
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