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Layue (simplified Chinese: 腊月; traditional Chinese: 臘月; pinyin: Làyuè) is a term often associated with Chinese New Year as it refers to the sacrifices held in honour of the gods in the twelfth lunisolar month, hence the cured meats of Chinese New Year are known as larou (simplified Chinese: 腊肉; traditional Chinese: 臘肉; pinyin ...
The Chinese Zodiac is represented by a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their attributes, based on the lunar calendar. Last year was represented by the dragon, which throughout Chinese ...
Don't cut or wash hair on Chinese New Year's Day. Do these in the week or so leading up to New Year's Day, but don't do it on the day of as you don't want to wash away or cut short your luck!
11. May good fortune shine on you in the new year. 12. May you be enveloped in the divine in the new year. 13. Gōng hè xīn xǐ! 14. May the Chinese New Year bring you joy and prosperity.
The new year is on the new moon closest to Lichun (typically 4 February). The new year is on the first new moon after Dahan (typically 20 January) It has been found that Chinese New Year moves back by either 10, 11, or 12 days in most years. If it falls on or before 31 January, then it moves forward in the next year by either 18, 19, or 20 days ...
Chinese New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year. The holiday falls between January 21 and February 20 on the Gregorian calendar. Evolving over a long period of time, it is considered a reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family. The origin of Chinese New Year's Eve can be traced back to 3500 years ago.
"Gongxi Gongxi" (Chinese: 恭喜恭喜; pinyin: Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ; lit. 'congratulations', 'congratulations'), mistranslated in public as "Wishing You Happiness and Prosperity" (which is the meaning of gōngxǐ fācái (恭喜發財)), is a popular Mandarin Chinese song and a Chinese Lunar New Year standard. [1]
The Chinese lunar new year is here, and 2025 marks the year of the snake. ... Dog (1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018) Loyal and friendly, they make the best companions a person can have ...