ɡuò nián

For many who are taking Chinese training, they must know this time of the year, is the migrating time for many Chinese, millions of Chinese are on the way home no matter how far away they are away from home, they share the same dream, unite their family members and ɡuò nián is the only wish for them. Today we will specify on how the Chinese people celebrate the New Year, and how do all origins come from.

According to Chinese study, the term "pass year" is used for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). The word "Year" in Chinese characters used to mean a horrible beast. To combat the beast, the Chinese hang "good luck" wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks in the belief that the beast fears red and fire. These traditions in many ways resemble the Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires. Why New Year is so special?

According to some legend from hanbridge Mandarin online class, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac. However, in spite of being fast, the cat was not picked as its then-close friend, the rat, did not wake it. This action sparked off a rivalry that continues till this day. What do people do? Eat, eat again, and then eat some more! As the old Chinese saying goes: food is everything，the tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings)，noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and Tang Yuan (stuffed rice balls). Besides culinary satisfaction, each food has a meaning as well: for instance, Jiao Zi looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead。 Besides eating, young people visit older family members and kids are blessed with a red pack of "lucky" money.

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