10 Most Ask Questions About Lunar New Year
What ethnicity celebrate Lunar New Year? Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean (there's also Korean New Year), Taiwanese...etc.
When is Lunar New Year? The first full moon of the year. It could be any date from the mid of January to mid February.
Why do married adults hand out red envelope with money to kids? For good luck and blessing them for a better future.
Why it is required to shower, clean the house and throw away all trash on the day before Lunar New Year? To wash away all bad luck, clean away all bad luck, and throw away all bad luck. In more simpler words, get rid of the bad luck.
Why there's no cleaning and throwing anything away on the 1st day of Lunar New Year? To keep all good luck in the house.
Why do people work ship, wear red, and post red paper with good wording? To chase away bad luck.
Why people purchase flowers for Lunar New Year? For good luck and prosperity. (Plum blossom, lucky bamboo...etc.)
What are some good Lunar New Year phrases? xīn nián kuài lè which means "Happy New Year(新年快樂), gōng xǐ fā cái meaning "Congratulations and be prosperous" (恭喜發財).
What year is this Lunar New Year? This Lunar Year is Tiger year. Rawr.
Why are dragon dances performed? The dances are used for chasing away bad luck and bringing in bless.
Hmm... since I need a three hundred word blog post and I don't have anything else to say, I'll just continue to talk nonsense. Blah blah. Hmm... what else should I say?
Happy Lunar New Year Everybody!!! Hope everyone has a great year with good health and good luck. And also my sister's wish for the year is to grow two inches and gain ten pounds. LOL.
恭喜發財!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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Posted by Auncia at 8:47 PM
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