What is the "Spring Festival"?! Is there any specific date(s) for that? How it related to "Chinese Lunar New Year"?
On Jan 5, 8:26 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > First of all, we have to realise that China, in terms of people is > bigger than the whole Europe, bigger than all countries from Alaska to > Argentina combined, etc. Some say that China is not a country, it is a > world. > > It means that whatever you might do or imagine for New Year, probaly > it fits into a tradition and will be more or less what at least one > family will do in China too. Therefore do not mind too much to find > the right tradition. Do what you want, probably it is a tradition > somewhere. And if it is not in China, it will be somewhere across East > Asia. > > But, in case, you want to know some of them, in case you want to > follow what astrologers say that will push an auspicious year, I will > post some links that tell the most extended ones. Supersticion, > tradition or just fun? Does it matter? To have peaceful, friendly, > comfortable, loving and exciting Festival matters. > > Somehow the meaning of Chinese New Year is more radical than the > Western New Year. We break completely with the former year, we clean > the dust of the past year, we change ourselves more than in the West. > Also, it is not about lists of wishes, resolutions, goals, etc. The > next year is a blank book that will be written among many (including > spirits). To make resolutions, goals, etc. would sound arrogant, as if > we had full power over our destiny. The right attitude and the promise > to do our best according to what next year will bring to us is all > that we can do. > > I start with what our fellow member antidefm cooked for us from CCTV, > a dish and how some people prepare themselves for this celebration. > > Chinese ready for Spring Festival - Weather > Forecasthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAfqQ8QnXFY > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
