Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year defines completely different festive spirit that pervades not only China but also many other countries that fall in its vicinity and others where a huge chunk of Chinese people resides. One can easily spot Chinese New Year celebrations in the countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Korea, Philippines, Mongolia and many others, where the Chinese people never forget to dive into the full groove of all the intriguing festivities.

A very essential feature, deeply rooted in the Chinese New Year celebrations is the importance of red color. Gifts packed with wrappers of red color and all the home embellishments with crimson color innately have associations with convictions of Chinese people. People deliberately select crimson attire so as to sport the look that perfectly complements the auspiciousness of Chinese New Year. Red color signifies lasting happiness and it is also considered to be a color that has the power to ward off all kinds of malicious elements.

With the advent of the first day of New Year, there starts the ceremonial worship of deities like Che Kung and CaiShen, who are regarded as the harbingers of everlasting prosperity. Moreover, the first day is also the day to share warm feelings with intimate ones and to stack up their heartfelt blessings. The next day calls for a cheerful get-together with all the close relatives and friends.

On other days, people make it a point to nibble dumplings and to summon better future prospects that promise to follow us every year. All the festivities and feasting are supplemented by the worship of the Emperor of Heaven and then they make their way into the final fifteenth day, which adds zing to the lengthy celebrations with the popular Lantern Festival. And this entire carousal is bound to beef up the Chinese New Year 2008 to make it all the more joyous and fulfilling.