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Chinese New Year Background
Chinese New Year Day is the first day of the first lunar month of Chinese calendar year. The Chinese new year day is always between January 20 to February 20 of the Gregorian calendar each year. The preparation to celebrate the Chinese New Year festival begins around 8th day of 12th lunar month. The last day of the Chinese New Year festival is on the 15th day of first lunar month. That means it's required about three weeks to prepare the festival and 15 days to celebrate it. Traditionally, a Chinese man works outside for living and his wife takes care everything inside home. A month is not long enough for a housewife to clean entire house, put new interior and exterior decoration, prepare new clothes and gifts for all family members, and food for many events. You can image that Chinese New Year festival combines Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Day together.... more in the followings.
15-Day Chinese New Year Festival
Chinese New Year Festival
Chinese New Year - Lantern Festival
Chinese New Year Greeting and Invitation Card
There are many varieties of Chinese New Year greeting card sites. So find a nice card you like for your party.
Chinese New Year Decorations and Wallpaper
One easy decoration is to use red ribbon to wrap around the branches of the indoor plants.
Also, buy some Chinese lucky characters (paper or plastic) and paste them upside down.
Chinese New Year Decorations
Where to find them? Chinese supermarkets, Chinese book stores or Chinese gift shops.
Chinese New Year Food
Chinese New Year Food
Chinese traditional food for New Year
Where to find them? Chinese restaurant, Chinese supermarkets or ask Chinese friends to prepare some.
Chinese New Year Songs and Music
The party won't be successful without any music. Download Chinese New Year music MP3 and burn them into CD. Repeatedly play them during the party.
Chinese New Year Music - Gong Xi (MP3)
Chinese New Year Music 2 Chinese New Year Music 3
Lion Dance
Chinese New Year Entertainment
A big party needs to prepare some entertainment.
Movie: Iron Monkey (Dubbed in English PG13) - A movie with many Chinese Culture, Humor and Excellent Fight Choreography. Don't buy a wrong version!
Play Mah-Jong game without gambling - Ask Chinese friends how to play. To find the game ($30) from Chinese supermarket, book store or shop from Internet.
Candy and Red Envelopes
Chinese New Year Party must prepare lucky money in red envelopes for children. Actually adults like red envelopes, too.
Chinese New Year Red Envelopes
Where to find them? Chinese supermarkets and Chinese book stores about one month before Chinese New Year
New Year Taboo
Parents always teach younger generation what should do it during the Chinese New Year to bring the good luck and prevent from the bad luck.
Chinese New Year taboo
New Year Lantern Festival
The last day of the Chinese New Year festival is the Lantern Festival, which is on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The variety of Lantern displays, sky lantern, firecracker, fireworks are celebrated in many major cities.
Chinese supermarkets can find small version of traditional night paper lanterns.
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What is tet new year?
A Vietnamese new year celebration.
Is new year capitalized in As you prepare to enter the new year?
Yes. New Year should always be capitalized. It should be- As you prepare to e nter the New Year
How long will a boy prepare for Bar Mitzvah?
Studying for a Bar Mitzvah celebration usually takes about a year.
What year did the new year celebration in Times Square begin?
The Times Square celebration started in 1904 to commemorate the opening of the new headquarters of the New York Times.
What day do new year celebration begin?
You celebrate New Year on Jan 1st!
What does end of the year celebration mean?
end of the year celebration means its the last day to spend time with this old year, old life and time to start a new year and a new life.
Is Chinese New Year a religious celebration?
yes
Name of vietnamese new year's celebration?
tet
Is there a celebration that starts with n?
· New Year's Day
What are the release dates for Chinese New Year Celebration - 2006 TV?
Chinese New Year Celebration - 2006 TV was released on: USA: 1 March 2006
What year did celebration in Times Square begin for new year's eve?
1904
How do Scotland celebrate chismas?
Christmas is a minor celebration in Scotland. The main celebration is for the New Year. (Hogmany)
