Chinese New Year Festival Traditions

Tradition in change chinese lunar new year or the spring festival has always been a time of joy and happiness and a time of family reunion fine cuisine new clothes a sleepless night with carnivals.

Chinese new year festival traditions. The ground the walls and every corner of the house need to be cleaned. It is really loved by both old and young and it is the most happy festival of year. Chinese new year celebrations were born out of fear and myth.

The date varies yearly corresponding with the lunar calendar 农历 nónglì which counts. Most commonly associated with china lunar new year is celebrated around the world. Legend spoke of the wild beast nian which also is the word for year that appeared at the end of each year attacking and killing.

In chinese dust is a homophone for the word chen meaning the old. Chinese new year is here. Main customs traditions and activites of chinese new year spring festival.

The holiday more aptly called lunar new year as it marks the start of a new lunar cycle is one of the most important holidays in. Chinese new year traditional chinese. Just like christmas in western countries chinese new year or known as chinese spring festival is the most important festival for chinese people.

Also known as the spring festival 春节 chūnjié it is the new year celebrated by a huge portion of the eastern part of the world. While most westerners interaction with chinese new year is watching parades in chinatown traditions vary from country to country. Cleaning the house is a long observed chinese new year tradition.

Chinese new year is 15 day long with lots of preparations starting long ahead of time. 2017 chinese new year celebrates the year of the roster the tenth animal honoured by buddha and in the western calendar this officially begins on friday 28 january 2017. Chinese new year traditions also known as chun jie spring festival chinese new year is a festival marked by plenty of traditions and festivities.