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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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 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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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 chopstix-ninja it's in feb.
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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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