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Chinese New years
jennyjenny
post 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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gigiopolis
post Jan 2 2005, 09:02 PM
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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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Cake.   Chinese New years   Dec 29 2004, 11:04 PM
eli5e   im korean.. but we stil ldo it.. somtime.   Dec 29 2004, 11:09 PM
azn_r4pf4n   yea i wanna know too. imma research sometime.   Dec 29 2004, 11:14 PM
Just_Dream   Of course I celebrate Chinese New Years, I'm h...   Dec 29 2004, 11:15 PM
nevernothere   Chinese New Year's is like February 8th or 9th...   Dec 29 2004, 11:50 PM
angel-roh   chinese new year? does american people celebrate t...   Dec 29 2004, 11:53 PM
azn_r4pf4n   QUOTE(angel_roh @ Dec 29 2004, 8:53 PM)does a...   Dec 30 2004, 04:11 PM
honorguard   My family does the red envelope part of the new ye...   Dec 29 2004, 11:58 PM
miszkristinexox   no i dont, but i have some viet and korean friends...   Dec 30 2004, 12:00 AM
angel-roh   oh half chinese and half vietnamese... weird when ...   Dec 30 2004, 12:03 AM
Chaos13   of course they would celebrate it! its chinese...   Dec 30 2004, 12:05 AM
shortee_   yup. I celebrate it. Some time's it's anno...   Dec 30 2004, 12:06 AM
laur3nw   Yup, I do...we don't pray or burn fake money l...   Dec 30 2004, 12:18 AM
ryuusei   my family had an early chinese new year, it was to...   Dec 30 2004, 12:21 AM
jr0h   no i dont celebrate it   Dec 30 2004, 12:42 AM
xSiLLyMex   I celebrate it. It's okay, I usually get aroun...   Dec 30 2004, 12:45 AM
xj_liana_tx   sort of now, since all my relatives are in china, ...   Dec 30 2004, 10:26 AM
x_angawhomps   We still have like.. a month or two to go.. Yeah I...   Dec 30 2004, 10:53 AM
Spirited Away   Exactly what Just_Dream said. Other Asians call i...   Dec 30 2004, 10:55 AM
nyCzxfOx   isnt it like called chinese new year because buddi...   Dec 30 2004, 11:09 AM
mirage   I think that Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, an...   Dec 30 2004, 11:49 AM
HikaruTakekawa   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Dec 30 2004, 10:55 AM)E...   Dec 30 2004, 12:24 PM
OhXiet_ItzDonnA   of course i celebrate it even though i'm not c...   Dec 30 2004, 12:42 PM
sharerol   Of course I celebrate it. I'm Chinese.   Dec 30 2004, 01:07 PM
PurchasedRebellion   My family usually celebrates it.   Dec 30 2004, 01:08 PM
lilteardrop   maybe every azn type of culture thingy celebrated ...   Dec 30 2004, 02:20 PM
xcaitlinx   nope. im not chinese.   Dec 30 2004, 02:23 PM
Chii   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Dec 30 2004, 10:55 AM)E...   Dec 30 2004, 02:25 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(chii @ Dec 30 2004, 2:25 PM)i thought i...   Dec 31 2004, 10:58 AM
LiNHy POO   yehh i celebrate it! but for me its vietnamese...   Dec 30 2004, 04:21 PM
miss barnes   no, i dont celebrate it. I'm not asian   Dec 31 2004, 10:26 PM
nyctophiliac   i'm asian but we just celebrate the regular ne...   Dec 31 2004, 10:28 PM
niez_cho   In this year (2005), Chinese New Year starts on 9t...   Jan 1 2005, 03:52 AM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(niez_cho @ Jan 1 2005, 3:52 AM)Also, Ch...   Jan 1 2005, 12:17 PM
Just_Dream   QUOTE(niez_cho @ Jan 1 2005, 4:52 AM)Burn fak...   Jan 1 2005, 03:48 PM
azn_r4pf4n   QUOTE(niez_cho @ Jan 1 2005, 12:52 AM)A lot o...   Jan 1 2005, 05:00 PM
bad_girl   yes i do. we go to others homes and stuff for lunc...   Jan 1 2005, 04:32 AM
stephinika   kind of. not 'traditionally' or anything r...   Jan 1 2005, 05:46 AM
salcha   okay, not everyone prays to buddha im christian an...   Jan 1 2005, 04:21 PM
PinkTrash   I celebrate chinese new year. wow, I never knew th...   Jan 1 2005, 05:28 PM
Stately Lover   I'm Christian and celebrate Chinese new years....   Jan 1 2005, 05:32 PM
177emories   What is chinese years? whats taht about lol i mean...   Jan 1 2005, 05:35 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(177emories @ Jan 1 2005, 5:35 PM)What i...   Jan 1 2005, 05:42 PM
177emories   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jan 1 2005, 6:42 PM)Wow...   Jan 1 2005, 05:45 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(177emories @ Jan 1 2005, 5:45 PM)i woul...   Jan 1 2005, 06:06 PM
DaToNeViEtBoI916   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jan 1 2005, 6:06 PM)Doe...   Jan 1 2005, 06:19 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(DaToNeViEtBoI916 @ Jan 1 2005, 6:19 PM)...   Jan 1 2005, 06:22 PM
sm0kinm0nky   chinese new year is around february. we celebrate ...   Jan 1 2005, 06:18 PM
Euphoria Rose   My family and I celebrate Chinese New Year. My fam...   Jan 1 2005, 06:23 PM
sheepy   dunnno but i heard my friend whos krn celebrates i...   Jan 1 2005, 06:25 PM
thaichic192   I'm Buddhist. =] We celebrate Chinese New Year...   Jan 1 2005, 06:27 PM
henrydotcom   QUOTE(AzNxJenny91 @ Dec 29 2004, 8:04 PM)Ok, ...   Jan 2 2005, 12:33 AM
x0_forever_0x   Chinese New Year is coming soon!! xD!~   Jan 2 2005, 07:36 PM
KissMe2408   Mhmm...i've never celebrated it before...but i...   Jan 2 2005, 07:58 PM
Tag_youre_it   QUOTE(AzNxJenny91 @ Dec 29 2004, 9:04 PM)Ok, ...   Jan 2 2005, 08:58 PM
barelyy_coherent   I'm Atheist. I go to the Buddhist temple every...   Jan 2 2005, 09:02 PM
Just_Dream   QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ Jan 2 2005, 10:02 PM...   Jan 9 2005, 05:04 PM
chopstix-ninja   it's in feb. check it http://ra1.tienma.com/m...   Jan 2 2005, 09:24 PM
D4rkf4m3   no whites allowed not that im racist or anything.....   Jan 2 2005, 09:50 PM
T.K.O.   i'm not chinese so i dont celebrate chinese ne...   Jan 2 2005, 10:09 PM
ArChAn9eL   hellz yeah man, CHINESE NEW YEAR MONEY!!...   Jan 2 2005, 10:43 PM
wind&fire   pssshh you dont burn money on chinese new year... ...   Jan 3 2005, 12:17 AM
Shattered_Hope   My family celebrates Vietnamese New Year's...m...   Jan 9 2005, 04:53 PM
Gypsy Eyes   I'm not asian, but a lot of my aunts, cousins ...   Jan 9 2005, 05:17 PM
burnoveride   i'm american can i celebrate it too? wooo   Jan 9 2005, 05:31 PM


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