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Public holiday. Chinese New Year is observed as a public holiday in some countries and territories where there is a sizeable Chinese population. Since Chinese New Year falls on different days of the week each year, some of these governments opt to shift working days in order to accommodate a longer public holiday.
Sanxing (deities) The Sanxing ( 三星; sānxīng; 'Three Stars') are the gods of the three celestial bodies considered essential in Chinese astrology and mythology: Jupiter, Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou ( traditional Chinese: 福 祿 壽; simplified Chinese: 福 禄 寿; pinyin: Fú Lù Shòu; Cantonese Yale: Fūk Luhk Sauh ), or ...
Fai chun (traditional Chinese: 揮春; simplified Chinese: 挥春; pinyin: huīchūn) or chunlian (春聯; 春联; chūnlián) is a traditional decoration that is frequently used during Chinese New Year. People put fai chun in doorways to create an optimistic festive atmosphere, since the phrases written on them refer to good luck and ...
Each year in the Lunar calendar is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, or pig. “Each of twelve zodiac symbols are ...
Democracy Manifest. Surrounded by police, the man is amazed at being arrested, exclaiming: "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!" " Democracy Manifest " (also known as " Succulent Chinese Meal ", among other names) is an October 1991 Australian news segment video by reporter Chris Reason. The Guardian, in 2019, called it "perhaps the pre ...
The Chinese character fu ( 福; fú ⓘ ), meaning 'fortune' or 'good luck' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name, one of the trio of "star gods" Fú, Lù, and Shòu . Mounted fu are a widespread Chinese tradition ...
Little new year. Little New Year, or Festival of the Kitchen God, is celebrated on the 24th day of the 12th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the start of the new year celebration. It is believed that household deities report to the Jade Emperor, ruler of heaven and earth, during Little New Year. Sweet food offerings like sweet cakes ...
History. Chinese New Year's Eve originated in the Shang dynasty (1600 – 1046 BC), when Chinese held sacrificial ceremonies in honour of gods and ancestors at the end of each year. Then in the Zhou dynasty (1046 – 256 BC), the phrase “Nian (Year)” appeared and certain cultural practices became popular among Chinese such as sending door ...