Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Festive China: Spring Festival
Happy New Year to those who follow the Roman calendar. (Those who
suffer from a hangover after the New Year’s Eve party, check Vol.4261) But not
everyone is celebrating the new year today. For example, Chinese New Year, commonly
referred to as the Spring Festival, is the festival that celebrates the
beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. This
year, Chinese New Year falls on February 10, the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese
zodiac. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and Chinese
families gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also a tradition for every
family to thoroughly clean their house, to sweep away any ill fortune, and to
make way for incoming good luck. Another custom is the decoration of windows
and doors with red paper-cuts and couplets for good fortune, happiness, wealth,
and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money
in red envelopes.
Enjoy watching the video and learning about what another kind of New
Year is about.
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