Chinese New Year!

 

Chinese New Year

Time to celebrate the Year of the Tiger #ChineseNewYear

Chinese New Yearย (traditional Chinese:ย ๆ–ฐๅนด, ไธญๅœ‹ๅ‚ณ็ตฑๆ–ฐๅนด, ่ฏไบบๆ–ฐๅนด;ย simplified Chinese:ย ๆ–ฐๅนด, ไธญๅ›ฝไผ ็ปŸๆ–ฐๅนด, ๅŽไบบๆ–ฐๅนด;ย pinyin:ย Xฤซnniรกn, zhลngguรณ chuรกntว’ng xฤซnniรกn, huรกrรฉn xฤซnniรกn[pronunciation?]),ย Spring Festivalย or theย Lunar New Year, is the festival that celebrates the beginning of aย new yearย on the traditional lunisolarย Chinese calendar. Inย Chinese cultureย andย East Asianย countries, the festival is commonly referred to asย Spring Festivalย (traditional Chinese:ย ๆ˜ฅ็ฏ€;ย simplified Chinese:ย ๆ˜ฅ่Š‚;ย pinyin:ย Chลซn Jiรฉ) as theย springย season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts withย lichun, the first of the twenty-fourย solar termsย which the festival celebrates around the time of the Lunar New Year.[3]ย Marking the end ofย winterย and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place fromย New Yearโ€™s Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year to theย Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on theย new moonย that appears between 21 January and 20 February.[note 1]

Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in China, and has strongly influencedย Lunar New Yearย celebrations such as theย Losarย of Tibet (Tibetan:ย เฝฃเฝผเผ‹เฝ‚เฝฆเฝขเผ‹), and of China’s neighbours, including theย Korean New Yearย (Korean:ย ์„ค๋‚ ,ย seollal), and theย Tแบฟtย of Vietnam.[5]ย It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries that house significantย Overseas Chineseย orย Sinophoneย populations, including Taiwan, Singapore,[6]ย Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,[7]ย Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines,[8]ย the United States, Mauritius,[9]ย as well as in Peru,[10]ย Canada and Europe.[11][12][13]

The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to honorย deitiesย as well as ancestors.[14]ย Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the New Year vary widely,[15]ย and the evening preceding the New Year’s Day is frequently regarded as an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annualย reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean their house, in order to sweep away any ill fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Another custom is the decoration of windows and doors with redย paper-cutsย andย couplets. Popular themes among these paper-cuts and couplets includeย good fortune or happiness, wealth, and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money inย red paper envelopes.

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Peter
Peter
February 2, 2022 2:33 pm

I have a granddaughter going to born Year of the Tiger. Awesome