Chinese New Year 2020!
Lets talk about Chinese New Year that is going to happen on 25th January. It is also called to be as Lunar New year.
The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. In 2020, the first day of the Chinese New Year will be on Saturday, 25 January, initiating the year of the Rat.
So now you want to know about what is 'Rat"?
The Chinese Horoscope is represented through animals, which are presented in this order- Rat. Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. We will surely talk deeply about these animals on my next blog.
Chinese New Year celebrated for 15 days and each day has its own kind of celebration and activities. Chinese New Year is a major holiday in China and Taiwan.
Lets talk about each day of the celebration:
First Day - The first day of Chinese New Year is a time to honor one's elders and families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended families, usually their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Chinese New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. Members of the family who are married also give red envelopes containing cash as a form of blessings and to suppress the aging and challenges associated with the coming year, to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers. Business managers also give bonuses through red packets to employees for good luck, smooth-sailing, good health and wealth.
Second Day - The second day of the Chinese New Year, known as "beginning of the year" when married daughters visited their birth parents, relatives and close friends.
Business people of the Cantonese dialect group will hold a 'Hoi Nin' prayer to start their business on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year so they will be blessed with good luck and prosperity in their business for the year.
Third Day - The third day is known as "red mouth". Rural villagers continue the tradition of burning paper offerings over trash fires. It is considered an unlucky day to have guests or go visiting. Hakka villagers in rural Hong Kong in the 1960s called it the Day of the Poor Devil and believed everyone should stay at home. This is also considered a propitious day to visit the temple of the God of Wealth and have one's future told.
Fourth Day - In those communities that celebrate Chinese New Year for 15 days, the fourth day is when corporate "spring dinners" kick off and business returns to normal. Other areas that have a longer Chinese New Year holiday will celebrate and welcome the gods that were previously sent on this day.
Fifth Day - This day is the god of Wealth's birthday. In northern China, people eat jiaozi, or dumplings. In Taiwan, businesses traditionally re-open on the next day (the sixth day).
Sixth Day - The sixth day is when people drive away the Ghost of Poverty by throwing out the garbage stored up during the festival.
Seventh Day - The seventh day, traditionally known as Renri(the common person's birthday), is the day when everyone grows one year older.
Eighth Day - Another family dinner is held to celebrate the eve of the birth of the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven. People normally return to work by the eighth day, therefore the Store owners will host a lunch/dinner with their employees, thanking their employees for the work they have done for the whole year.
Ninth Day - The ninth day of the New Year is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven.The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor, even more important than the first day of the Chinese New Year.
Hokkiens offer sugarcane on the eve of his birthday, symbolic of their gratitude.
Tenth Day - The Jade Emperor's birthday party is celebrated on this day.
Fifteenth Day - The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as "Yuanxiao Festival" also known as "Shangyuan Festival".
A sweet rice ball brewed in a soup, are eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the Lantern festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lantern.
Chinese New Year is also celebrated annually in many countries with significant Chinese populations. These include countries throughout Asia, Oceania, and North America. Sydney, London and San Francisco.
Thats all for it!
Lets talk about Chinese New Year that is going to happen on 25th January. It is also called to be as Lunar New year.
The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. In 2020, the first day of the Chinese New Year will be on Saturday, 25 January, initiating the year of the Rat.
So now you want to know about what is 'Rat"?
The Chinese Horoscope is represented through animals, which are presented in this order- Rat. Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. We will surely talk deeply about these animals on my next blog.
Chinese New Year celebrated for 15 days and each day has its own kind of celebration and activities. Chinese New Year is a major holiday in China and Taiwan.
Lets talk about each day of the celebration:
First Day - The first day of Chinese New Year is a time to honor one's elders and families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended families, usually their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Chinese New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. Members of the family who are married also give red envelopes containing cash as a form of blessings and to suppress the aging and challenges associated with the coming year, to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers. Business managers also give bonuses through red packets to employees for good luck, smooth-sailing, good health and wealth.
Second Day - The second day of the Chinese New Year, known as "beginning of the year" when married daughters visited their birth parents, relatives and close friends.
Business people of the Cantonese dialect group will hold a 'Hoi Nin' prayer to start their business on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year so they will be blessed with good luck and prosperity in their business for the year.
Third Day - The third day is known as "red mouth". Rural villagers continue the tradition of burning paper offerings over trash fires. It is considered an unlucky day to have guests or go visiting. Hakka villagers in rural Hong Kong in the 1960s called it the Day of the Poor Devil and believed everyone should stay at home. This is also considered a propitious day to visit the temple of the God of Wealth and have one's future told.
Fourth Day - In those communities that celebrate Chinese New Year for 15 days, the fourth day is when corporate "spring dinners" kick off and business returns to normal. Other areas that have a longer Chinese New Year holiday will celebrate and welcome the gods that were previously sent on this day.
Fifth Day - This day is the god of Wealth's birthday. In northern China, people eat jiaozi, or dumplings. In Taiwan, businesses traditionally re-open on the next day (the sixth day).
Sixth Day - The sixth day is when people drive away the Ghost of Poverty by throwing out the garbage stored up during the festival.
Seventh Day - The seventh day, traditionally known as Renri(the common person's birthday), is the day when everyone grows one year older.
Eighth Day - Another family dinner is held to celebrate the eve of the birth of the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven. People normally return to work by the eighth day, therefore the Store owners will host a lunch/dinner with their employees, thanking their employees for the work they have done for the whole year.
Ninth Day - The ninth day of the New Year is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven.The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor, even more important than the first day of the Chinese New Year.
Hokkiens offer sugarcane on the eve of his birthday, symbolic of their gratitude.
Tenth Day - The Jade Emperor's birthday party is celebrated on this day.
Fifteenth Day - The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as "Yuanxiao Festival" also known as "Shangyuan Festival".
A sweet rice ball brewed in a soup, are eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the Lantern festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lantern.
Chinese New Year is also celebrated annually in many countries with significant Chinese populations. These include countries throughout Asia, Oceania, and North America. Sydney, London and San Francisco.
Thats all for it!
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