New Year in February Archives - World Infi https://worldinfi.com/tag/new-year-in-february/ Answers for the World Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:48:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why do Chinese Celebrate New Year in February? https://worldinfi.com/festivals/chinese-celebrate-new-year-february/ https://worldinfi.com/festivals/chinese-celebrate-new-year-february/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:03:45 +0000 https://worldinfi.com/?p=871 The Chinese New Year celebrations are also known as the Spring Festival which starts on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The celebrations last for about 23 days.Many people decorate and clean up their homes to welcome the New...

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]]> The Chinese New Year celebrations are also known as the Spring Festival which starts on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The celebrations last for about 23 days.Many people decorate and clean up their homes to welcome the New Year. They also put up red posters with poetic phrases on the doors, pictures on the walls, and decorate with red lanterns.

It is the best time to reunite with family and friends. During the evening, people light up fireworks and crackers to cast away any bad or negative luck. Celebrations include beating drums, striking gongs, dragon and lion dances and much more.

It is a national holiday where government offices, schools, universities and many companies are closed during this period till the 7th day of the first lunar month, though public transport is available during this spring festival.

The red posters and poetic phrases merely mean good luck and positive energy that will bring fortune and joy. Many Chinese symbols have different meanings. For example, an image of a fish represents‘having more than one needs every year’. Firecrackers denote‘luck in the coming year’ and many more.

 

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