Chinese New Year 2019: History, traditions and prohibitions

We have already celebrated the arrival of 2019. And the current Chinese New Year celebration takes place for fifteen days - from February 5 to February 20.

[b]The history of the holiday
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According to the Eastern calendar, the New Year falls on a new date each time. This instability depends on the lunar calendar - the holiday occurs between January 21 and February 21. It is also interesting that China is not approaching 2019, but 4717th. Previously, the Chinese celebrated the New Year for a month, but now this time has been reduced to 15 days. The official weekend will last from February 4 to February 10 - the Chinese start having fun on New Year's Eve.

In China, the New Year marks the meeting of winter and spring, the awakening of wildlife, and the beginning of a new countdown. This is a traditional holiday. It is important for the people of China to start over with a clean slate in the New Year. Therefore, they prepare very carefully for the holiday - they clean houses, throw away old, damaged and unnecessary things, finish all the urgent tasks. In order to attract good luck and happiness, Chinese people refresh their hair and buy new clothes on the eve of the holiday.

[b]Traditions in China[/b]

The celebration begins by driving away evil spirits with the help of smells and fire. Today, incense sticks or aroma lamps, sparklers and fireworks are used for this purpose.

For two weeks, people set up lavish tables with food and drinks, visit each other, attend masquerades and fairs, arrange street folk festivals and parades. It is also a good tradition to exchange gifts. The most common gifts are money in a red envelope or a necklace of tangerines or coins. It is important that such a gift symbolizes wealth and brings a person well-being, prosperity and prosperity next year.

For Asians, this is a family holiday that brings together all family members from all over the world. It is said that the ghosts of deceased relatives also visit the feast. Such an evening is a celebration of Reunification.

Red is the traditional color of this holiday, which, according to legend, protects from evil. The Chinese decorate everything around them and dress in red. Also, on the last day, red lanterns are lit, which are released into the sky.

It is also a good time to get together with your family, have fun and try interesting Oriental dishes. By the way, a mandatory dish on the table should be fish, which should bring wealth to the house. The Year of the Yellow Earth Pig should be celebrated in clothes of natural shades - green, yellow, brown, beige.

[b]What not to do on Chinese New Year[/b]

These days, it is advised to avoid the number 4, which the Chinese associate with death. Forget about the blue and white colors that symbolize mourning.

Any arguments and quarrels will only bring negative emotions and bad consequences. You only need to exchange gifts one-on-one, otherwise it may be perceived as bad manners.

You can not enter the New Year with old debts - close all financial affairs before the start of the celebration. Otherwise, you will face red paint on the front door.

Remember that on these holidays you need to be happy and have fun - do not be sad at home, do not take on household chores, otherwise you will attract failure. tsescort.org/trans/thailand/