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Chinese New Year 2012: What Each Day of the 15-Day Celebration Means
The Chinese New Year is a Dragon year and it starts on Jan. 23. The Chinese New Year is also called the Spring Festival or the lunar New Year and is one of the most colorful festivals in the world.
The Dragon year is considered to be more auspicious since its symbol - the dragon - is believed to be the most powerful of the 12 Chinese Zodiac elements. In any case, the New Year is an occasion for family members to reunite and welcome the year ahead, with a variety of traditional food, customs, rituals and cultural activities. The 15-day long celebrations have several myth and beliefs woven around them. Each day denotes certain customs and traditions...
First Day: The first day of the festival is an occasion for honoring the elders and welcoming the deities. The Chinese visit the elders in their family and pay their respects to them. Some people also abstain from eating meat on this day. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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Happy New Year!
Gung Hey Fat Choy! or something like that.
Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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Hey!
Talk like THAT will get you reported to the mods!
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Happy New Year everyone! Are there any dragons here on the org? You're a dragon if u were born 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, or 2000. I'm a fire dragon & had a wonderful dream last week that I was meditating looking at the golden sunlight, feeling the power of the dragon coming closer. Don't quite know what the tanned, naked man swimming in the harbour below me meant though! T'was a reallly nice dream when I come to think of it | |
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I'm year of the Dog I believe. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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[img:$uid]http://www.kenlauher.com/Portals/40296/images%5C/Chinese-Red-Envelopes.jpg[/img:$uid] <----- $$$$$
Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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One of my daughter's friends is half-Chinese, and her mom usually gives my kids one of those each, with a dollar inside. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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<--- DRAGON HERE
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year of the gambling mink i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... 
STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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...of COURSE you are! By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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Second Day (Kainian): The second day is the birthday of the Chinese God of Wealth. It is also a day for married daughters to visit their parents' and relatives' houses. It is also believed to be the birthday of all dogs and they are, therefore, treated with special foods on this occasion. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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I'm a dragon so I have high hopes for this year.
And not only am I a dragon, I'm a fire dragon - the fiercest of the bunch.
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Snap retina!! | |
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another child of '76!
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Third Day (Chikou/Chigau): This day is considered to be the day of the God of Blazing Wrath. It is traditionally believed to be an inauspicious day. Chinese believe they should not visit friends and relatives on this day. Instead, they visit the Temple of Wealth and have their futures told. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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What kind of hippy lovin' bullshit is this? | |
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i guess i must explain...
the mink had a gambelin prollum in 1955 he lost everything AGAIN so, he told on the gamelin house, AGAIN so AGAIN it came to be the year of the RAT!!! i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT...
STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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Damn I forgot all about this thread!
Fourth Day: The fourth day is of the most importance to those communities who observe the New Year period for three days. This means the fourth is usually the day of spring dinners. On this day, son-in-laws pay their respects to their parents-in-law.
Fifth Day (Po Woo): The fifth day is the day to eat Jiaozi or dumplings - a traditional Chinese food - which they believe will bring wealth and prosperity. On this day, people will not visit relatives and friends as it is believed the act will invoke bad luck.
Sixth Day: People visit friends and family members.
Seventh Day: The day is known as Renri, which means the common man's birthday. On this day, every Chinese is believed to grow a year older. It is also the day marked for eating whole fish and noodles in certain communities who believe fish represents abundance and noodles longevity. In addition, farmers display their produce on this day and celebrate the day with a drink made of seven vegetables. For Buddhist Chinese, it is a non-meat day. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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Eight Day: This day is associated with the Jade Emperor. A family dinner is hosted on the eve of his birthday. It also marks the end of the holiday season, meaning everybody goes back to work on this day. Traditionally, employers host a lunch for their workers on this day. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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It must be my year. HNY!!! | |
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Ninth Day: The traditional birthday of the Jade emperor is on this day and, from midnight of the eight day onwards, some communities like the Hokkiens hold prayers and offerings to their God. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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Tenth Day: Certain other communities celebrate the Jade Emperor's birthday on this day.
Eleventh and Twelfth Day: These are the days when the Chinese visit their friends and invite them and family members for dinners at their homes. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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^^^^waiting for my dinner invitation folks.
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