Chinese New years Options

[jennyjenny]

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?

[Chii]

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

[Spirited Away]

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.