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?

[gelionie]

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.

[Just_Dream]

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.