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It is to celebrate the historical and cultural significance of Chinese customs and traditions, and to welcome the New Year.
Chinese people celebrate Chinese new year because it is a brand new year for Chinese people (and they want to receive red packets).
During Chinese New Year, families set an extra place at the dinner table for family members who cannot get back home. The place setting is set in honor of the missing family member.
That place setting is for the ancestors. It is an invitation for them as well as a sign of respect.
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is celebrated on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. At midnight on Chinese New Year's Eve, families traditionally light firecrackers and engage in other noisy activities to drive away evil spirits and welcome good luck for the coming year. It is also common for families to gather for a festive dinner before midnight and stay up late to ring in the new year together.
Poo Woo dinner, also known as "Poon Choi" or "Big Bowl Feast", is a traditional dish served during Chinese New Year. It is a large communal meal consisting of layers of various ingredients like seafood, meat, vegetables, and other delicacies, cooked together in a big bowl or pot. Poo Woo dinner is believed to bring prosperity, abundance, and good luck for the coming year.
Chinese celebrate chinese new year because it's a part of their tradition. same through with us people, we also celebrate our new years because it is part of our tradition .. hope my answer helped you :D
Families come together (團員) Elders give younger red envelopes with money (紅包) Eat Chinese New Year dinner(年夜飯) Put up red banners with New Year's sayings(對聯) Set off firecrackers(鞭炮)
There is no year of the Cat in the Chinese zodiac. The Cat, however, is the animal used in the place of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac used in Vietnam. So the next year of the Cat (Rabbit) as of 2016 will be Jan 22, 2023-Feb 9, 2024; the year of the Yang Water Cat(Rabbit). The old legend tells that when God invited all the animals to His dinner to become part of the zodiac the rat told the cat that the dinner was on a different night so the cat missed out and that is why cats hate rats. A popular anime called Fruits Basket uses this story in it's plot line.
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The Chinese year is based on Animals
2001 was the Chinese Year of the Snake.