Happy New Year!
Chinese New Year Chinese New Year - Chun Jie, which means Spring Festival, is for the Chinese, the most important holiday, it is celebrated over two thousand years. It falls on the first new moon of the first month, between January 12 and February 19. With the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, this holiday became known as "spring holiday" to distinguish it from the New Year according to the Western style. In common parlance Chun jie called "Nian" (nannies - Means "year").
According to legend, Nian - a terrible fierce monster with horns on his head, which lived in ancient China. All year round he was in the depths of the sea and only on the eve of the new year getting out of the water burst into the village, devouring beast out there and ruining people. Therefore, local farmers are very afraid of him, and every year before the onset of New Year with their families left the village and fled into the depths of the mountains to hide from predators nurse.
Once, in the new year's eve, when the villagers, village Tao hua (Flowers of peach "), supporting the old, with babies on their hands in horror fled the village, there came an old beggar with a silver mustache. In one hand He held a cane, and in another - a bag.
At this time, some windows closed or locked in the house, other things were collected in the road, while others were oxen or sheep, in a word, at this time in the village were all busy and all were in a panic, so nobody paid much attention to this old beggar. Only one old woman, who lived in the eastern part of the village, gave him some food and tried to persuade him to leave here as soon as possible to avoid a meeting with the beast Nyanem. However, this old man, stroking mustache, smiled: "If you let me stay at your house one night, then I'll throw nurse from the village."
The old woman looked with astonishment at the old man and said, that the gray-haired old man with a youthful face looks hale and hearty, but she still tried to persuade him to climb the mountain to escape the predatory nurse. However, poor old man insisted, and the old lady had to leave one.
By midnight Nian burst into the village. At this time, he found that in the village that is not as was all the past years. Then he saw the Nian, which in the old woman's house is a fire and the doors are painted red. And when he reached the door of the house, the yard was heard crackling bamboo clappers. He did not dare enter the yard.
turns out that Nian is afraid of red, bright flame and a loud noise. At this time the gates opened out of them that an old beggar, dressed in a red robe, and laughed loudly. Seeing this picture, Nian frightened and ran away in panic.
On the second day, ie in the New Year's Day, the villagers returned to the village. Seeing that their houses all intact, they were very surprised. At this time the old woman knew what was happening, and told villagers about the promise of an old beggar. Hearing the story the old lady, all the villagers were delighted, dressed in new clothes, congratulating each other with the onset of peace, happiness and prosperity. This story quickly spread to neighboring villages, and all soon learned how to cast out the beast nurse.
Since then, every year New Year's Eve people are glued to the door of a red pair of inscriptions launch firecrackers, lit fires in their homes, people do not go to bed and stay awake all night, that in Chinese is called "Sui show -" protect the Year. "
Night of the New Year the Chinese call "the night of the meeting after a separation." For them it is the most important moment of the year. All family gathers for a feast to the New Year dinner, which is characterized by the abundance and variety of dishes. For example, New Year's dinner is complete without dishes of chicken, fish and doufu - bean curd, which we call "tofu" because in Chinese the names of these products in tune with the words, meaning "happiness" and "prosperity."
in north China the next year made to eat dumplings (tszyaotszy), and in the south - "nyangao (slices made from glutinous риса). Северяне отдают предпочтение пельменям, потому что на китайском языке слово «цзяоцзы» созвучно со словами «проводы старого и встреча нового». Кроме Facebook dumplings resemble their traditional form of ingots of gold and silver, symbolizing the desire of wealth. For the same reason southerners eat "nyangao" symbolizing improving the lives of every year.
first five days of the new year are intended to meet. Relatives, friends, classmates and colleagues visit and congratulate each other a Happy New Year.
tradition of giving presents is not very common in China. On Chun jie traditional gifts are H-Sui Qian - pocket money in special red envelopes, which are accepted to give to children. Keeping old traditions, give money to any child who comes into the house in the first 15 days of the New Year. If the red envelope at hand is not there, do not worry, you can do without him.
At the Spring Festival a few days in a row held noisy street festivities fairs, performing lion dances and dragon dances "land boat", the rooms on stilts. Hogmanay end after Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Year on the Chinese calendar:
2007 - 4705 begins on February 18 characters: Boar (Pig), Fire, Red
2008 - 4706 begins on February 7 characters: Rat (Mouse), Earth, Brown
2009 - 4707 begins on January 26 characters: Bull (Cow), Earth Brown
2010 - 4708 begins on February 14 characters: Tiger, Metal, White (gold)
2011 - 4709 begins on February 3, characters are: Ivory (hare, rabbit), Metal, White (gold)
2012 - 4710 begins on January 23, symbols: the dragon, Water, Black
2013 - 4711 begins on February 10, characters: Snake, Water, Black
2014 - 4712 begins on January 31 characters: Horse, Tree, Green
2015 - 4713 begins in 1919 February characters: Sheep, Tree, Blue
In 2012 Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 23.
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