CHINESE NEW YEAR

2012 is the year of the dragon.

15 DAYS1st day = welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth

2nd day =pray to ancestors and they’re extra kind to dogs

3rd+4th day =sons-in-law to pay respect to there parents-in-law

5th=called Po Woo ,people stay home and welcome the God of Health

6th=people visit friends and relatives

7th =farmers display produce also birthday of human beings

15 DAYS8th day = fujian people have another family reunion dinner and at midnight

they pray

9th day = make offerings to Jade Emperor

10th–12th day = friends and relatives are invited to dinner

13th day = people eat simple rice and mustard greens [choi sum] to cleanse the system

14th day = day of preparation to celebrate Lantern festival

15th day= lantern festival

CHINESE NEW YEAR CALENDERYear Month Animal

2008 February 7th Rat

2009 January 26th Ox

2010 February 14th Tiger

2011 February 3rd Rabbit

2012 January 23rd Dragon

2013 February 10th Snake

2014 January 31st Horse

2015 February 19th Sheep

2016 February 8th Monkey

2017 January 28th Rooster

2018 February 16th Dog

2019 February 5th Pig

Chinese make their own fireworks so they don’t have to pay for them.

Most popular are cannon sized.

Legends say that fireworks are set off to awaken the dragon to bring forth the rain.

FIREWORKS

Shooting off firecrackers on New Years Eve is the Chinese way of sending out the old year and welcoming in the New Year.

Chinese clean out their entire house before New Years Day. On New Years Eve all brushes and brooms are put away. Sweeping or dusting shouldn’t be done on New Years Day for fear that good fortune will be swept out.

CLEANING

Children and unmarried friends as well as close relatives are given Lai See, little red envelopes with money in them for good fortune .

A Chinese New Year Project by Eimear and Hannah