Chinese New years |
 Dec 29 2004, 11:04 PM
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Ok, so Chinese New years is coming up SOON. I'm not sure when.
( maybe this should be in debate column? ) So, it's called CHINESE new years... so why do chinese people in general celebrate it? I mean, some of you probably don't, but yeah. But I know a lot of asian people celebrate it. And some of them are vietnamese. But if it's called CHINESE new years, shouldn't it be for chinese people? And yeah, on chinese new years don't u like, get red envelopes, eat smelly food, pray, and then burn fake money? (that's what we do) But don't you like, pray to Buddha? I know some people who are Catholic and celebrate Chinese New years... Do you celebrate chinese new years? |
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Dec 29 2004, 11:09 PM
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im korean.. but we stil ldo it.. somtime.
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Dec 29 2004, 11:14 PM
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 The Secret Hacker. Group: Member Posts: 1,780 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,712 |
yea i wanna know too. imma research sometime.
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Dec 29 2004, 11:15 PM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
Of course I celebrate Chinese New Years, I'm half Chinese and half Vietnamese. It's somewhere at the end of January or the beginning of February. It sort of alternates, every year. Anyway, it's NOT JUST Chinese New Year. It's also Vietnamese New Year. Who are you to say that there's ONLY a Chinese New Year? It just so happens that Vietnamese New Years falls on the same days as Chinese New Years. And there's also a Cambodian New Year, but I don't know when that is. I'm guessing.. maybe around April? I'm not sure, but a Khmer friend of mines celebrated it. I heard that Chinese New Year might be on February 9th, I'm not sure.
I don't think you've really understood the true meaning(s) about Chinese New Year. Maybe to you it's all about getting money in red envelopes and eating food. But there's so much more to it. At about.com, it says: QUOTE Chinese New Year is the first day of the lunar calendar, so it is also called the Lunar New Year. And it is also referred to as the Spring Festival since it is the beginning of the Spring term, which is the first term of the 24 terms on the lunar canlendar. It was recorded that Chinese started to celebrate Chinese New Year from about 2000 BC, though the celebrations were held on different times under different emperors. They started to celebrate Chinese New Year on the first day of the lunar calendar based on Emperor Wu Di's almanac of the Han Dynasty. Legend says the celebrations of Chinese New Year may be related to a beast known as Nian. The beast Nian came out to eat people on new years until an old man found a way to conquer it. Then people started to observe and celebrate Chinese New Year. The word "Nian" now has the same meaning as Chinese New Year, which is used as commonly as Chinese New Year. And people often use the term "Guo Nian", which may originally mean "passed or survived the Nian". Now everyone loves Guo Nian. 4. Red Packets Giving Hongbao or red packets during Chinese new year is another tradition. A Red packet is simply a red envelope with money in it, which symbolizes luck and wealth. Red packets are typically handed out to younger generation by their parents, grand parents, relatives, and even close neighbors and friends. the Chinese New Year is the second New Moon after the winter solstice. Maybe you should consider researching up on it, if you really want to know WHY things are the way they are. It's basically revolving around luck and religion, in my opinion. My family is Buddhist, after all. |
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Dec 29 2004, 11:50 PM
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 the Ray... it filters through Group: Member Posts: 575 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 76,081 |
Chinese New Year's is like February 8th or 9th this year I think... can't remember.. I celebrate Chinese New Year's 'cuz I'm like a mix of Taiwanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese.. but we're not Buddhist.. so we just set off fireworks, stay home and eat, and I get those envelopes.. which we call "hohng-bao".. and of course there's money inside.
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Dec 29 2004, 11:53 PM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
chinese new year? does american people celebrate that too? ack im confused... wait--- christina...you're chinese? O_O;; i thought you are half japanese and half vietnamese... hm ok im confused even more lol.
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Dec 29 2004, 11:58 PM
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My family does the red envelope part of the new year.
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Dec 30 2004, 12:00 AM
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no i dont, but i have some viet and korean friends who celebrate it too.
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Dec 30 2004, 12:03 AM
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i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
oh half chinese and half vietnamese... weird when i first saw that--- i didnt say it like that oh wells but anyways i think i do celebrate it. *think* yea i do. but i dont think im gona celebrate next year. last year--- i went over to my friend's house since she was chinese... she knew what to do. so yeah heh it was fun.
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Dec 30 2004, 12:05 AM
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 banned Group: Member Posts: 1,589 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,768 |
of course they would celebrate it! its chinese new year! if they doen celebrate it at least change it to chinese happy happy day on calenders.
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Dec 30 2004, 12:06 AM
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 need happy pills? Group: Member Posts: 419 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,946 |
yup. I celebrate it. Some time's it's annoyin for me because my grandma is like supersticious about it.
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Dec 30 2004, 12:18 AM
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Yup, I do...we don't pray or burn fake money like you do. We ususally just have a regular dinner and get those red envelopes.
And the information Christina posted..that's why we celebrate it 
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Dec 30 2004, 12:21 AM
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im a SHEMALE :D Group: Member Posts: 87 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 64,855 |
my family had an early chinese new year, it was today. didnt do much except have dinner at a relatives and got those red envolopes with money. when my grandma was handing to to me, i dropped it in the food -__-;; now the adults are playing mah jong, and the kids are playing texas holdems.
i didnt wanna play so i got my mom to bring me home $20 btw |
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Dec 30 2004, 12:42 AM
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 Oh you'd be surprised Group: Member Posts: 2,406 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,886 |
no i dont celebrate it
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Dec 30 2004, 12:45 AM
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 i know right? Group: Member Posts: 376 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,129 |
I celebrate it. It's okay, I usually get around $200 depending on who i see. I don't like going to the temple tho, U have to go at like midnight and listen for the ppl pray. Ugh..thnkfully im not going this year.
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Dec 30 2004, 10:26 AM
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sort of now, since all my relatives are in china, well it's a tradition, i think it lasts for like a week
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Dec 30 2004, 10:53 AM
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We still have like.. a month or two to go..
Yeah I celebrated Chinese New Years.. and I'm Atheist/Buddhist because my family is Buddhist and yeah. Money money money. Food food food. |
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Dec 30 2004, 10:55 AM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
Exactly what Just_Dream said.
Other Asians call it Chinese New Years because it's a convenience like saying Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays, but that doesn't mean that the lunar new year is reserved just for Chinese people. I thought everyone knew that. |
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Dec 30 2004, 11:09 AM
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asian sensation Group: Member Posts: 773 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 31,091 |
isnt it like called chinese new year because buddist have some other date system or something.. i dont know... i should pay attention more.. i should know alot
about this xD because when i was little i would visit taiwan and stay at a buddist temple place.. ... yeah.... |
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Dec 30 2004, 11:49 AM
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 Smile Like a Retard =D Group: Member Posts: 1,350 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 63,186 |
I think that Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, and Japanese New Year are all on the same day because the calendars are like the same. This year, it's on 2/9.
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Dec 30 2004, 12:24 PM
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QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Dec 30 2004, 10:55 AM) Exactly what Just_Dream said. Other Asians call it Chinese New Years because it's a convenience like saying Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays, but that doesn't mean that the lunar new year is reserved just for Chinese people. I thought everyone knew that.  uninspiredfae is right. i celebrate chinese new year and we pray to our ancestors not just buddha. people who arent buddhist still pray, not necessarily to buddha but to their ancestors for luck for the family for the new year. |
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Dec 30 2004, 12:42 PM
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 I love you more than sex appeal. Group: Member Posts: 3,045 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,932 |
of course i celebrate it even though i'm not chinese but like Just_Dream said..it could be vietnamese new year too and i'm vietnamese. i usually call it chinese new year cuz that's what i heard it was first called. my friend told me that it was gonna be on January 22 but i dont know but isnt it sad when ur school dont celebrate chinese new year when there's a few azns in the school? i do
**EDIT** nevermind on what date it's on. i didnt know the calendar that my dad bought got the date of the new year on there but it's on February 9 but then after it, it said the 2nd day of lunar day or something like that. 
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Dec 30 2004, 01:07 PM
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 that heaven is overrated Group: Member Posts: 5,096 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 53,124 |
Of course I celebrate it. I'm Chinese.
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Dec 30 2004, 01:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 833 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 57,463 |
My family usually celebrates it.
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Dec 30 2004, 02:20 PM
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dont forget to smiLe today Group: Member Posts: 336 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 39,095 |
maybe every azn type of culture thingy celebrated it and it eventually classified as chinesenewyear?
i celebrate it though. i love the coin chocolate things! |
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Dec 30 2004, 02:23 PM
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nope. im not chinese.
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Dec 30 2004, 02:25 PM
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 dakishimetainoni... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,322 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,318 |
QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Dec 30 2004, 10:55 AM) Exactly what Just_Dream said. Other Asians call it Chinese New Years because it's a convenience like saying Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays, but that doesn't mean that the lunar new year is reserved just for Chinese people. I thought everyone knew that. i thought it was just for chinese people, why name it for chinese people when it's for other people as well? like how hanukkah is just for jewish people, christian people aren't going to celebrate it, or buddhists or protestants, people say "happy holidays" because there are different holidays in the winter that people celebrate like kwanzaa, hanukkah, christmas etc. why don't they just call it asian new year or something? my family celebrates it, along with the traditions with the cleaning and food and ect 
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Dec 30 2004, 04:11 PM
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The Secret Hacker. Group: Member Posts: 1,780 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,712 |
QUOTE(angel_roh @ Dec 29 2004, 8:53 PM) does american people celebrate that too? yes, all they do is beg asians for red envolopes 
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Dec 30 2004, 04:21 PM
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 WUT THA DUCK? Group: Member Posts: 3,950 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,138 |
yehh i celebrate it! but for me its vietnamese new year's.
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Dec 31 2004, 10:58 AM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(chii @ Dec 30 2004, 2:25 PM) i thought it was just for chinese people, why name it for chinese people when it's for other people as well? like how hanukkah is just for jewish people, christian people aren't going to celebrate it, or buddhists or protestants, people say "happy holidays" because there are different holidays in the winter that people celebrate like kwanzaa, hanukkah, christmas etc. why don't they just call it asian new year or something? my family celebrates it, along with the traditions with the cleaning and food and ect My dear, I already explained it in my post. The day itself is just "New Year" based on the Lunar calender. There isn't a difference is saying "Happy Lunar New Year" and "Happy Chinese New Year"... but what a PAIN it would be to have to explain to the many people who wouldn't know what the Lunar calender is. As for the religion stuff, please refer to the debate forum topic named "you can't have it both ways!" and you'll learn more about it. We don't call it Asian New Year because we are now part of the mainstream. If the mainstream wants to call it Chinese New Year, then we'll make it easy for them instead of making them understand the specifics. People, or at least intelligent and curious people, will decifer the details on their own. |
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Dec 31 2004, 10:26 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
no, i dont celebrate it. I'm not asian
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Dec 31 2004, 10:28 PM
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 stephanie .. Group: Member Posts: 1,965 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,529 |
i'm asian but we just celebrate the regular new year...i mean it's nothing special anyways
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Jan 1 2005, 03:52 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
In this year (2005), Chinese New Year starts on 9th of February (I mean on the Western calandar).
Okay, firstly, I want to clear up some confusions. You get money from your relatives who have a "higher" title than you, and the money is sealed in red packets. What... eat smelly food?! Err... if you count chocolates and candies are smelly, then yes. Pray to Buddha? Yes, ONLY FOR BUDDHISTS. A lot of Chinese people aren't Buddhists, so they don't pray to Buddha. Then, it's not part of the culture of Chinese New Year at all. Burn fake money? Sorry, but I think you've mixed it up with Ching Ming Festival. People only burn fake money TO THE DEAD. Chinese new year is supposed to be a happy event, so you don't usually burn fake money during Chinese new year. Also, Chinese new year is a tradition for ALL CHINESE. It does not matter with what religion you believe in. IT IS A TRADITION. |
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Jan 1 2005, 04:32 AM
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yes i do. we go to others homes and stuff for lunch n walks are considered to make u strong or wealthy or whatever on that day. when u walk by ppl on the streets u kno, they give u "laisee packets" something that contains money. then u go to each of ur relatives houses and meet up with friends and stuff for these 'laisee packets' (so by the end of the day u get really rich) and, only ppl who are married and are older than u are allowed to give out laisee packets.
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Jan 1 2005, 05:46 AM
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kind of. not 'traditionally' or anything really big but i get some of those lovely little red envelopes from our chinese family friends.
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Jan 1 2005, 12:17 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(niez_cho @ Jan 1 2005, 3:52 AM) Also, Chinese new year is a tradition for ALL CHINESE. It does not matter with what religion you believe in. IT IS A TRADITION. I agree to everything you said except for that statement since it can cause a misunderstanding to those who do not have general knowlege of Asian culture. Yes, Chinese New Years is for Chinese, but other Asians will celebrate it on the same day because we're ALL celebrating the new Lunar year. Normally, we all say "Chinese New Year" for convenience. |
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Jan 1 2005, 03:48 PM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(niez_cho @ Jan 1 2005, 4:52 AM) Burn fake money? Sorry, but I think you've mixed it up with Ching Ming Festival. People only burn fake money TO THE DEAD. Chinese new year is supposed to be a happy event, so you don't usually burn fake money during Chinese new year. Actually, sometimes we do burn fake money. I know quite a few people who do it, but they are Buddhist. But I'm not saying that only Buddhist do that. Just the ones I know who burn fake money are mostly Buddhist. And it's not just fake money... We've burned clothes made out of paper.. it may sound silly, but yes it's paper clothing, and when it is burned, my mother told me that it is believed to have reached the heavens, whereever our ancestors are. And anyway, we don't always burn fake money on Chinese New Year. Sometimes my mother does it a few times during the entire year, not just one time. |
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Jan 1 2005, 04:21 PM
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okay, not everyone prays to buddha
im christian and i still celebrate chinese new years just not the very traditional way i still get those red envelopes though hehe AND THE FOODS NOT SMELLY!! they're potstickers :P |
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Jan 1 2005, 05:00 PM
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The Secret Hacker. Group: Member Posts: 1,780 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,712 |
QUOTE(niez_cho @ Jan 1 2005, 12:52 AM) A lot of Chinese people aren't Buddhists, so they don't pray to Buddha. Then, it's not part of the culture of Chinese New Year at all. maybe in your area.. but lots of chinese ppl r buddhists bak here. |
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Jan 1 2005, 05:28 PM
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 lick me Group: Member Posts: 3,044 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 44,013 |
I celebrate chinese new year.
wow, I never knew that people that weren't chinese celebrate it too o.o |
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Jan 1 2005, 05:32 PM
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I'm Christian and celebrate Chinese new years...because I'm Chinese. We've altered the traditions of religion a bit..
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Jan 1 2005, 05:35 PM
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 Prez of Student Council 04/05 Group: Member Posts: 2,888 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 851 |
What is chinese years? whats taht about lol i mean where did they come up with that? i never knew and...
ANYONE know the exact date THIS YEAR?? anyways we do celerbrate and we're christian chinese LOL we do NOT pray to buddha tho, be don't beliebe in that crap but we do eat a big feast and get money and skip school and celebrate like its actually ne years... |
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Jan 1 2005, 05:42 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(177emories @ Jan 1 2005, 5:35 PM) What is chinese years? whats taht about lol i mean where did they come up with that? i never knew and... ANYONE know the exact date THIS YEAR?? anyways we do celerbrate and we're christian chinese LOL we do NOT pray to buddha tho, be don't beliebe in that crap but we do eat a big feast and get money and skip school and celebrate like its actually ne years... Wow, please refer to past posts to find your answer. As for that "crap" you were referring to, if I were still Buddhist, I would be offended. Try to refrain from demeaning other people's beliefs, please. It's enough that others must tolerate your faith, but no one likes to have what they practice called "crap". Would you? |
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Jan 1 2005, 05:45 PM
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Prez of Student Council 04/05 Group: Member Posts: 2,888 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 851 |
QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jan 1 2005, 6:42 PM) Wow, please refer to past posts to find your answer. As for that "crap" you were referring to, if I were still Buddhist, I would be offended. Try to refrain from demeaning other people's beliefs, please. It's enough that others must tolerate your faith, but no one likes to have what they practice called "crap". Would you? i wouldn't mind that if ppl called my beliefs (christian) crap... cause there will always be ppl who are for it and against it. |
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Jan 1 2005, 06:06 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(177emories @ Jan 1 2005, 5:45 PM) i wouldn't mind that if ppl called my beliefs (christian) crap... cause there will always be ppl who are for it and against it. Does that mean you think it's okay to belittle other's people beliefs? People are against your faith because most of you tend to not tolertate others and YOU provided the perfect example. Simple, eh? What goes around comes around then. |
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Jan 1 2005, 06:18 PM
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 yeah. i'm kevin. Group: Member Posts: 1,399 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,782 |
chinese new year is around february. we celebrate it becuase it marks the new year on thechinese calender.. on the chinese calender we're like 1 month behind. yeah i celebrate it i get alota money, pray,eat, and burn that paper stuff.
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Jan 1 2005, 06:19 PM
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 Change Gon Come Group: Member Posts: 2,286 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,822 |
QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jan 1 2005, 6:06 PM) Does that mean you think it's okay to belittle other's people beliefs? People are against your faith because most of you tend to not tolertate others and YOU provided the perfect example. Simple, eh? What goes around comes around then. A real Buddhist wouldn't react to that statement. But thanks for doing it. =] Anyways, like other people have said, "Chinese New Year" is the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people also celebrate this new year. This is probably because Vietnam used to be part of China and retained this part of Chinese culture. Different Asian cultures have different new years. I don't know why though.. |
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Jan 1 2005, 06:22 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(DaToNeViEtBoI916 @ Jan 1 2005, 6:19 PM) A real Buddhist wouldn't react to that statement. But thanks for doing it. =] ... thank you for showing your tolerance then. It's rare to see a real Buddhist now days and I didn't expect to find one on cB. 
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Jan 1 2005, 06:23 PM
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My family and I celebrate Chinese New Year. My family is part chinese and Vietnamese. Chinese New Year is also Vietnamese New Year as well.
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Jan 1 2005, 06:25 PM
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 dizzy me up. Group: Member Posts: 3,191 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,139 |
dunnno but i heard my friend whos krn celebrates it too i just get the red envelops puhhaaa
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Jan 1 2005, 06:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 152 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,167 |
I'm Buddhist. =] We celebrate Chinese New Years and all, but not now I think...This will be the first New Years that we've had our restaurant....I think I'm working.
 I luff Chinese New Year better then New Years =] It's so awesome, beautiful red envelopes, yummy food and moon cakes, awesome paper lanterns, and burning. =3 Awesomeness.
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Jan 2 2005, 12:33 AM
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 atom smasher Group: Member Posts: 105 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,827 |
QUOTE(AzNxJenny91 @ Dec 29 2004, 8:04 PM) Ok, so Chinese New years is coming up SOON. I'm not sure when. ( maybe this should be in debate column? ) So, it's called CHINESE new years... so why do chinese people in general celebrate it? I mean, some of you probably don't, but yeah. But I know a lot of asian people celebrate it. And some of them are vietnamese. But if it's called CHINESE new years, shouldn't it be for chinese people? And yeah, on chinese new years don't u like, get red envelopes, eat smelly food, pray, and then burn fake money? (that's what we do) But don't you like, pray to Buddha? I know some people who are Catholic and celebrate Chinese New years... Do you celebrate chinese new years? It's really called the Lunar New Year. The Lunar Calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar. I think people call it Chinese New Year because China is huge and has poopload of people who celebrate it. |
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Jan 2 2005, 07:36 PM
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 Chinese New Year is coming soon!! xD!~
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Jan 2 2005, 07:58 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
Mhmm...i've never celebrated it before...but i was adopted by an italian family, so usually on new years the most we do is eat lamb
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Jan 2 2005, 08:58 PM
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QUOTE(AzNxJenny91 @ Dec 29 2004, 9:04 PM) Ok, so Chinese New years is coming up SOON. I'm not sure when. ( maybe this should be in debate column? ) So, it's called CHINESE new years... so why do chinese people in general celebrate it? I mean, some of you probably don't, but yeah. But I know a lot of asian people celebrate it. And some of them are vietnamese. But if it's called CHINESE new years, shouldn't it be for chinese people? And yeah, on chinese new years don't u like, get red envelopes, eat smelly food, pray, and then burn fake money? (that's what we do) But don't you like, pray to Buddha? I know some people who are Catholic and celebrate Chinese New years... Do you celebrate chinese new years? hehe the funny thing is, thousands of years ago (yes trust me it's true), most asian countries adapted this tradition already. and they have the same Lunar Calender.. so.. yea... did that make sense to you? aaaaaaanyways.. I celebrate Chinese New Year~ And in hk.. it doesn't really matter if you go and pray to Mr. Buddha.. we just go around "gong xi" ing relatives and get money.  yup. and those cakes are awesome, and the dumplings. and the re packets.
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Jan 2 2005, 09:02 PM
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gigi =p Group: Member Posts: 3,679 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,206 |
I'm Atheist. I go to the Buddhist temple every year, I celebrate all Chinese Lunar holidays, and I believe in a lot of Chinese superstitions.
There are tons of people just like me, who do all these things even if they aren't Buddhist. All these holidays and traditions is something Chinese people do - a tradition. It's no longer a religious thing...just like Christmas is no longer about the birth of Christ to a lot of people. |
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Jan 2 2005, 09:24 PM
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 chopstix-ninja Group: Member Posts: 325 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 206 |
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Jan 2 2005, 09:50 PM
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no whites allowed not that im racist or anything...anyway..yea who said only chinese people celebrate it...its not like u guys own it or some shit...im viet and i celebrate it every year...anyway the only thing that we don't do is probably the praying part
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Jan 2 2005, 10:09 PM
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i'm not chinese so i dont celebrate chinese new years. i celebrate laos new years!
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Jan 2 2005, 10:43 PM
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hellz yeah man, CHINESE NEW YEAR MONEY!!! BRING ON THE RED BAGS MUAHAHAHA
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Jan 3 2005, 12:17 AM
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pssshh you dont burn money on chinese new year... you burn money for the dead....
DONT FORGET TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE THE DAY BEFORE!!!!! |
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Jan 9 2005, 04:53 PM
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My family celebrates Vietnamese New Year's...meh, I like to call it asian becuz so many other asian countries celebrate it.
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Jan 9 2005, 05:04 PM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ Jan 2 2005, 10:02 PM) I'm Atheist. I go to the Buddhist temple every year, I celebrate all Chinese Lunar holidays, and I believe in a lot of Chinese superstitions. There are tons of people just like me, who do all these things even if they aren't Buddhist. All these holidays and traditions is something Chinese people do - a tradition. It's no longer a religious thing...just like Christmas is no longer about the birth of Christ to a lot of people. I concur with everything that you said, except for the "is something Chinese people do." I agree that it never was restricted to a certain type of religion, but you've failed to mention that it wasn't restriction to a certain type of ethnicity within Asia (or any other races that might celebrate this). It was just adapted as "Chinese New Year." It's been explained a few times before, so I'd rather not repeat it. And I am also Athiest, although I do believe in a few Chinese superstitions, as well certain Buddhist beliefs. I believe in the ever popular "reincarnation = hell" belief which may also be known as the simile "Life is like a circle. We live and die, then we are reborn again." QUOTE(ArChAn9eL @ Jan 2 2005, 11:43 PM) hellz yeah man, CHINESE NEW YEAR MONEY!!! BRING ON THE RED BAGS MUAHAHAHA And it's selfish to just celebrate it because all you want is money... :sigh* |
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Jan 9 2005, 05:17 PM
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I'm not asian, but a lot of my aunts, cousins and friends are. i love chinese new year! It beats regular new year.
If you are ever in New York City around chinese new year, go to china town. The parades, decorations, and celebrations are amazing! |
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Jan 9 2005, 05:31 PM
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i'm american can i celebrate it too? wooo
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