The new lunar year is already boosting a fighting style that imitates the movements of a monkey.
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2016 is the ‘Year of the Fire Monkey.’ People born under this sign are mischievous, ambitious and adventurous. Houses and businesses will be decorated with red paper lanterns and Chinese poetry.
“Chinese pagoda.” Performers will be present, engaging in traditional dragon dances and martial arts.
Above: CCTV New Year’s gala rehearsal on February 7, 2016.
“We try to make our wishes for the New Year, so just for luck or whatever you want to wish for”, said Janet Leong at the Chinese Gardens in Dunedin.
Since China goes through a period of economic uncertainty, the Chinese leaders may be compelled to emulate the animal of the year on many fronts in order to revive the living conditions of the millions of the peasants who congregate the villages at this time of the year. It can serve as the traditional Western New Year’s “Do Over”.
In some places where traditions are highly valued, children kowtowed to grandparents who gave them red envelopes stuffed with cash as New Year gifts.
In Chinese tradition, the New Year was a time to honor one’s household as well as gods and ancestors.
Similar video clips featuring wishes for the Chinese New Year were also displayed in London, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai, in addition to NY. Liao explains that the Chinese word for fish “shares the same pronunciation with the word for abundance, so you always have fish”.
On the other side of the coin, Chen predicts those born in the year of the Tiger (1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010), Rabbit (1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011) and Pig (1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007) will generally not have a good year ahead.
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Puteri Nur Ardirinazili said that she celebrated the first day of the lunar year with her friends each year.
Hope this new year will Bless you with beams of energy Raindrops of fortune And mountains of confidence To embrace a promising future. But the cleaning needs to be done before the lunar new year – Chen told Refinery29 that washing your hair and cleaning during the first three days of the Chinese New Year are thought to “wash away the good luck”.
Besidesbeing happy with the many ang pow packets that he would be receiving during the new year festivities, Tew Chuan Le will beall set to be with his books again.
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“Now that I’m over 40 and a husband and father as well as a son, reuniting the family for Spring Festival is a great responsibility”.
