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Little new year. Little New Year, or Festival of the Kitchen God, is celebrated on the 24th day of the 12th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the start of the new year celebration. It is believed that household deities report to the Jade Emperor, ruler of heaven and earth, during Little New Year. Sweet food offerings like sweet cakes ...
Lunar New Year celebrates new beginnings and is observed to “usher in good health, happiness, and good fortune for the new year,” Ying Yen, Executive Director at the New York Chinese Cultural ...
Fai chun (traditional Chinese: 揮春; simplified Chinese: 挥春; pinyin: huīchūn) or chunlian (春聯; 春联; chūnlián) is a traditional decoration that is frequently used during Chinese New Year. People put fai chun in doorways to create an optimistic festive atmosphere, since the phrases written on them refer to good luck and ...
Public holiday. Chinese New Year is observed as a public holiday in some countries and territories where there is a sizeable Chinese population. Since Chinese New Year falls on different days of the week each year, some of these governments opt to shift working days in order to accommodate a longer public holiday.
Lunar New Year 2024 animal. In 2024, it's the Year of the Dragon. A shopper takes a picture in front of lunar new year decorations inside a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tuesday, Jan. 16 ...
The date of Chinese New Year varies from year to year. This year, the Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, February 10, 2024, whereas in 2023, the Chinese New Year began on January 22.
History. Chinese New Year's Eve originated in the Shang dynasty (1600 – 1046 BC), when Chinese held sacrificial ceremonies in honour of gods and ancestors at the end of each year. Then in the Zhou dynasty (1046 – 256 BC), the phrase “Nian (Year)” appeared and certain cultural practices became popular among Chinese such as sending door ...
The event is free and no registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County. Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. for all ages at the Damascus Library, 9701 Main Street in ...
The official 2021 Chinese New Year falls on Friday, Feb. 12, but the Temecula Chinese School will celebrate starting at 7 p.m. Saturday with a Facebook pre-recorded video strea m featuring ...
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