Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year

This year, February 14 is Chinese/Lunar New Year :> The year of the Tiger ^-^ Basically, if your age is divisible by 12 this year, then you were born in the year of tiger. :p

Someone had asked me what do we do in Chinese New Year?

Well, it varies depending on the particular Asian ethnicity. Talking from a Chinese point of view, it is a very important holiday It lasts for 15 days.

First thing first, before the New Years, we have to clean up our homes very, very carefully :< (to wash away the bad luck). we have a family gathering the night before the New Years (meet with relatives and have dinner as well as chat). Of course for my family, since a huge number of my relatives are in Asia, I had to make phone calls to them to say some New Year stuff like "Happy Chinese New Year," "Good luck/fortune," "Good health," etc.

Fire crackers, lion dance, delicacies, red envelopes, etc are all very important

The red envelopes are given by those who are married to those who are children and not married. Inside it contains MONEY (it ranges depending on the person who gives it: Friend = $5 USD, Relative = $10-40, Extended+Immediate Family = $100-400). Normally you receive 2 red envelopes per married couple and the amount of bill inside must be same. For example, if one red envelope has $5, the other must contain $5 as well.





This is usually only eaten at Chinese New Year -- very delicious, especially if it has egg topping
It is called Niangao (Year cake) - sticky cake (glutinous rice) have the meaning of raising oneself higher for the year. There are many styles.
This one is Guangdong

This one is Shanghai

Japanese's style is mochi and Korean's style is tteok

Oranges, dumplings, fish, noodles (uncut = longevity), sweets, cakes, etc. are also very important and should be consumed within the 15 days xP
When visiting relatives, it is pretty common to give mandarin oranges :>



新年快樂! 恭喜發財!

Of course, we can't forget the TV specials xD

Sorry, Youtube probably removed a lot of the videos, this one is back in 2003 -.-






If you have any questions regarding Lunar New Year, feel free to post :>

sorry i dont like that food , happy new year!

paul_boy15 wrote:sorry i dont like that food , happy new year!

Lol never had mochi ice cream I guess? xD
There's a lot more food that looks wayyy better than the pictures I posted. Just too lazy to find

Anyway, thank you~

Hanyuuuuu, Happy chinese year

Hanyuu wrote:

paul_boy15 wrote:sorry i dont like that food , happy new year!

Lol never had mochi ice cream I guess? xD
There's a lot more food that looks wayyy better than the pictures I posted. Just too lazy to find

Anyway, thank you~

beef bamboo =D

Chillz wrote:Hanyuuuuu, Happy chinese year

Shanghai looks nomnomnomn

Why is happy new year in china always 10 times bigger then ours.
It look so awesum!!

Happy new year hanyuu

Thanks for the wishes :> I want my red pocket money NOW~!

KoD wrote:Why is happy new year in china always 10 times bigger then ours.
It look so awesum!!

Happy new year hanyuu

There are so many things tied together with Chinese New Year, like customs and decorations. It is also a tradition :> Moreover, there are myths and legends that are tied to it.

Hanyuu wrote:Thanks for the wishes :> I want my red pocket money NOW~!

KoD wrote:Why is happy new year in china always 10 times bigger then ours.
It look so awesum!!

Happy new year hanyuu

There are so many things tied together with Chinese New Year, like customs and decorations. It is also a tradition :> Moreover, there are myths and legends that are tied to it.

ayayay Myths i love those..

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