To start a new year.
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what is the Chinese New Year story
What is Chinese New Year all about?
The reason why people are not allowed to buy new shoes during the 15 days of the Chinese new year is becos shoes said in cantonese is 'Hai' It symbolise the whole year you will be sighing and going to be a very tough year for you.
what is the Chinese new year story
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.
Korean new year is same as Chinese New Year
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1940 was the dragon.
It's the same reason that people celebrate Easter or Christmas: it is their tradition. If you are Chinese or are interested in Chinese culture/traditions, you may celebrate Chinese New Year. It is just like westerners celebrating our new year except the Chinese choose to use a different date.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated by the Chinese people. The holiday is celebrated worldwide. The Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival.
The word for "fish" in Chinese (Yu) sounds like both abundance and wish.For this reason it's common to serve fish as part of the celebration.Read more: Chinese New Year Symbols and Traditions in the Related Links section