Old Chinese
The Most Significant Holiday On Chinese Calendars
The traditional New Year’s celebration on the Chinese calendars begins during the middle of the twelfth month continuing until the middle of the first month of the year. This time also coincides with the waxing (increasing) moon for that month. The Chinese use a lunar calendar meaning their months are determined by the cycles of the moon.
The Chinese New Year festival has, for thousands of years, been very significant to the Chinese way of life. It is very common in China to take up to two weeks off to ready one’s self for this event.
The main focus of the New Year celebration to Chinese families is family and home. It is believed the Gods would come down from above for house and home inspections. For this reason many families will cleanse their homes thoroughly to appease the Gods. Many of the traditional activities practiced on Chinese New Year were done to bring good luck to the household with an extra emphasis on the parents.
It is also customary to set off firecrackers to ward off bad luck and evils spirits during this time. There is also a belief that fireworks are set off in the hopes to wake the sleeping dragon. Upon wakening the dragon will fly through the sky and bring the spring rains needed for the crops to grow. It is also traditional to throw firecrackers at the feet of the dragon dancers. This encourages him to stay awake for the duration of the celebration.
People are also known to write down on scrolls, messages of luck to leave on their neighbors, friends or families gates. Other activities traditional to this time of year are buying new clothes, paying off debts, painting doors and window sills, even getting a new haircut can symbolize the hopes and aspirations for the coming year.
The most important aspect of this festival is the enormous feast prepared by families on New Year’s Eve. Throughout the first part of the celebration long noodles are eaten to symbolize long life for the approaching year. Every food cooked and eaten during this celebration has a special significance to the old Chinese beliefs.
Be it chicken, a whole fish, spring rolls, or dumplings. All foods consumed for the duration of the festival have an explanation and a particular link to the centuries old customs that surround this celebration.
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