HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR by CHEAH SHENG ZHONG Moe https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38 en-us 2022-08-12 03:12:45 UTC 2022-08-13 06:28:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Happy Chinese New Year m2199220 https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259548817 In Mandarin, the most common way to wish your family and close friends a happy Chinese New Year is "Xīnnián hǎo" (新年好), literally meaning 'New Year Goodness' or 'Good New Year'. Another way to say "Happy Chinese New Year" is "Xīnnián kuàilè" (新年快乐), literally meaning 'New Year happiness'. It is a formal greeting typically used for strangers.

In Cantonese, the common way to say 'Happy Lunar New Year' is "Gong hei fat choy" (恭喜发财), which means 'Wishing you happiness and prosperity.'

]]> 2022-08-12 03:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259548817 Food food Food m2199220 https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259554316 1. Fish — an Increase in Prosperity
--In Chinese, "fish" (鱼 Yú /yoo/) sounds like 'surplus'.
--Chinese people always like to have a surplus at the end of the year
--Lucky Sayings for Eating Fish
年年有余 (Niánnián yǒu yú /nyen-nyen yo yoo/): May you always have more than you need

2.Chinese Dumplings — Wealth
--Chinese dumplings can be made to look like Chinese silver ingots 
--Lucky Saying for Eating Dumplings
Zhāo cái jìn bǎo (招财进宝/jaoww tseye jin baoww/): 'Bringing in wealth and treasure' — a felicitous wish for making money and amassing a fortune.

3.Glutinous Rice Cake — a Higher Income or Position
--In Chinese, glutinous rice cake sounds like it means "getting higher year-on- by year". 
--Lucky Saying for Eating Niangao
年年高 (niánnián gāo /nyen-nyen gaoww/): 'Getting higher year-after-year by year', can imply children's height, rise in business success, better grades in study, promotions at work, etc.
]]> 2022-08-12 03:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259554316 Attire :) m2199220 https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259555072 1.Red Clothes Is A Must
-- red is the top Chinese lucky color and represents strength and prosperity.
2.Gold Clothes is a Choice
--Aside from looking bright, gold is a luxurious color and is said to symbolize wealth.
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1.Do Not Wear Black  
--Never wear clothes in black during the Chinese New year because it is typically worn during funerals. The color has been associated with death. It is considered to be unlucky. 
2.Damaged Clothes Is A Big No-No
--Damaged clothes are said to attract bad luck and you don’t want to attract bad luck for the whole year, do you? ]]> 2022-08-12 03:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259555072 Superstition m2199220 https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259566381 1.Don't sweep or take out garbage
--The act of sweeping on this day is associated with sweeping wealth away. Taking out garbage symbolizes dumping out the good luck or good fortune from the house.

2.Avoid washing hair and getting a haircut
--In Mandarin, hair (发, fa) has the same pronunciation (and indeed is the same character) as fa in facai (发财), which means 'to become wealthy’. Therefore, it is seen as not a good thing to “wash one’s fortune away” at the beginning of the New Year.
--Avoid cutting hair on this day, as it is believed that it might bring misfortune to uncles.

3.No odd amounts of lucky money
--Chinese people like even numbers, with the traditional belief that good things always come in doubles.]]> 2022-08-12 03:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259566381 Religious activity m2199220 https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259635693 1.Dragon Dance
--Dragons are helpful creatures according to Chinese legends. They symbolize power and dignity and are believed to chase away evil spirits. 

2.Temple Visits
--Chinese people who are serious about their traditional belief system pay to enter temples—often Confucian, Buddhist, or Taoist temples.

3.Door Decor
--Couplets—red strips of paper with short poems written on them—hang on the sides and the tops of house doorways. 

4.The Kitchen God
--A week before Chinese New Year, tradition says that the kitchen god, Zao Shen, who has been checking on the family all year, ascends to heaven to report on every household. If the family has treated him well, he’ll report to the Jade Emperor in heaven that the family should not be punished in the coming year.]]> 2022-08-12 06:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259635693 Song m2199220 https://padlet.com/m2199220/spekfp0eg21hdl38/wish/2259641808 3 best chinese new year song hahaha


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