I guess i will say this in every post, i'm very late with my posts that's why im writing about Chinese New Year now. Okay so let's start. :-)
Chinese New Year is a traditional and very important Chinese holiday. It was originally a festival to honor ancestors as well as holy or sacred beings. It was also known as Spring Festival, which is literal translation from the Chinese name. I want to give you some interesting facts about Chinese New Year than i will start my experience.
1.The 15-day festival, which starts on January 31 this year, is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. It starts with first new moon of each calendar year and ends on the full moon.
2.Food is big part of Chinese New Year celebration, and many meals are eaten,with family and friends.
3. Homes are cleaned top to bottom before the beginning of the new year and all cleaning equipment is put away before New Year's Eve becuase it is believed that good fortune may be swept away if cleaning is done on New Year's Day.
4.Before Chinese New Year's Day homes are decorated with trayals of oranges,a candy tray with eight kinds of dried sweet fruits, and live plants and vases of fresh flowers. Wishes for the new year are written on the red paper
5. Firecrackers are set off on New Year's Eve to send out the old year and welcome in the new.
6. This year will mark the beginning of the Year of Horse: this animal signifies suprises in adventure and romance, and people bornu during this year are believed to be good communicators,kind, talkactive,independent and impatient.
Okay so let me start my experience of Chinese New Year. My amazing 6 days i spent with my music teacher. And now im richer for 4 sisters (one sister i already met on my second day in Malaysia), father and mother,2 grandmothers and around 5 uncles and i don't knw how many kids. Nice right?
I share my room with 2 sisters. i was too tired ( i went on pongal celebration in our school) i went to rest in the living room i guess. After that my Chinese family started explaining me about Chinese New Year and what type of food and other stuff we will do together. Before i came they already sweep the floor and clean all house. I did some cool stuff with grandmother like making toys of paper for a plants outside in different shape of animals. After that i hang tham with my little sister.
At the midnight we went on full prayers in one temple after that we went in the main temple in our city.(i will show you a pictures) because at midnight main temple was really full. For people who are reading this and they never experience Chinese New Year maybe they can't imagine how amazing is to celebrate. i felt amazing, very different and everything around me was red and so bright. I also like nice smell of sticks in the temple.
Next day was really special they teach me how to say "Happy Chinese New Year" on Chinese language. it's "Gong hey fat choy". Some people will call the lion in the house and than the lion will dance in front and inside the house also big drum always follow. We went to see that. Thay warned me that around 50 counsins will come today. I thought they are kidding. But it was like that.I met so many people we took so many pictures together. That day i become very close to my elder sister, we share our own secrets and after that i knew it i will be far away from her and she must go on university in Kuala Lumpur. i got so many angpaos (red envelope) from counsins :) Last day we had celebration on Penang island with our school. My Chinese family follow on Penang island and i was with elder sister all the time together. I learn how to Chinese calligraphy with brush.I listen Chinese traditional music and saw so many dances and lion dance.
Now i will let you to see some pictures of Chinese New Year and from Chinese celebration on Penang island.
Chinese New Year is a traditional and very important Chinese holiday. It was originally a festival to honor ancestors as well as holy or sacred beings. It was also known as Spring Festival, which is literal translation from the Chinese name. I want to give you some interesting facts about Chinese New Year than i will start my experience.
1.The 15-day festival, which starts on January 31 this year, is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. It starts with first new moon of each calendar year and ends on the full moon.
2.Food is big part of Chinese New Year celebration, and many meals are eaten,with family and friends.
3. Homes are cleaned top to bottom before the beginning of the new year and all cleaning equipment is put away before New Year's Eve becuase it is believed that good fortune may be swept away if cleaning is done on New Year's Day.
4.Before Chinese New Year's Day homes are decorated with trayals of oranges,a candy tray with eight kinds of dried sweet fruits, and live plants and vases of fresh flowers. Wishes for the new year are written on the red paper
5. Firecrackers are set off on New Year's Eve to send out the old year and welcome in the new.
6. This year will mark the beginning of the Year of Horse: this animal signifies suprises in adventure and romance, and people bornu during this year are believed to be good communicators,kind, talkactive,independent and impatient.
I share my room with 2 sisters. i was too tired ( i went on pongal celebration in our school) i went to rest in the living room i guess. After that my Chinese family started explaining me about Chinese New Year and what type of food and other stuff we will do together. Before i came they already sweep the floor and clean all house. I did some cool stuff with grandmother like making toys of paper for a plants outside in different shape of animals. After that i hang tham with my little sister.
At the midnight we went on full prayers in one temple after that we went in the main temple in our city.(i will show you a pictures) because at midnight main temple was really full. For people who are reading this and they never experience Chinese New Year maybe they can't imagine how amazing is to celebrate. i felt amazing, very different and everything around me was red and so bright. I also like nice smell of sticks in the temple.
Next day was really special they teach me how to say "Happy Chinese New Year" on Chinese language. it's "Gong hey fat choy". Some people will call the lion in the house and than the lion will dance in front and inside the house also big drum always follow. We went to see that. Thay warned me that around 50 counsins will come today. I thought they are kidding. But it was like that.I met so many people we took so many pictures together. That day i become very close to my elder sister, we share our own secrets and after that i knew it i will be far away from her and she must go on university in Kuala Lumpur. i got so many angpaos (red envelope) from counsins :) Last day we had celebration on Penang island with our school. My Chinese family follow on Penang island and i was with elder sister all the time together. I learn how to Chinese calligraphy with brush.I listen Chinese traditional music and saw so many dances and lion dance.
Now i will let you to see some pictures of Chinese New Year and from Chinese celebration on Penang island.
