Sin Cia New Year celebrations were only four hours away, entered the 1st Sin Cia month in year 2566. Chinese people will celebrate the arrival of the new year this time with Wood Horse zodiac. In the markets have started to look accessories, which is characteristic of the Chinese New Year celebrations, such as New Year cards, lanterns, fireworks, round basket cake, grapefruit, and other various accessories.
What is the Chinese New Year (Sin Cia)?
Sin Cia is like the New Year or the new Hijri year for Muslims. Lunar is the Chinese New Year. In generally, a lot of celebrating the Lunar New Year is a Tiongha citizen . But for other people of the same wing can also celebrate the Lunar New Year. This year Chinese New Year falls on February 19, 2015 or the year 2566 for the Chinese.
The meaning of the word Sin Cia is Sin = new and Cnia/Cia = New Month , derived from the Hokkien dialect or In Mandarin word Yin Li, which means calendar month (Sin Cia). Historically, it is said Sin Cia is a celebration that is done by farmers in China which usually falls on the first day of the month at the beginning of the new year.
This celebration is also closely related to the party welcome spring. Chinese New Year celebrations began on the 30th of the 12th month and ending on the 15th of the first month, or better known as the Cap Go Meh. Lunar New Year celebrations include prayer, praying to the Creator / Thian (Thian = God in Mandarin), and the Cap Go Meh. The purpose of prayer is a form of Chinese New Year thanksgiving, prayer and hope that in the next year received more sustenance, to entertain ancestors, and as a medium for gathering with family and friends.
Lunar New Year is a tradition. So that celebrates the entire ethnic Chinese Lunar any religion, even by Sidhartha, Chairman Walubi, Muslim Chinese community also celebrates the Lunar New Year.
The origins of the Chinese come from China. Lunar New Year is a general term, if the Chinese called Chung Ciea which means the Feast of Spring. This feast day falls in February and if in the land of China, Korea and Japan has been characterized by the onset of spring.
Formerly, the Chinese State is known as an agricultural country. After the winter passed, people began planting and harvesting. The arrival of the harvest period coincides with spring, sunny weather, the flowers bloom and flourish. Then the harvest season is celebrated by the community. The excitement was clearly defined from the attitude of the people who were saying Gong Xi Fa Cai, to the family, relatives, friends and friends. Gong Xi Fa Cai means congratulations and hopefully a lot of sustenance.
Here are some traditions that do leading up to and during the Sin Cia and various hidden meaning behind it:
1. Sweep home
The day before the Lunar You need to sweep the house as a symbol of bad luck to throw all that there is enough space for luck. After that, keep all the equipment such as brooms and brushes out of reach. Do not sweep the house on the first day of the new year because it is believed to come sweep all the luck.
2. Multi-red
The color red is associated with the Chinese New Year because it is believed to be the color of the dreaded nian. In Chinese mythology, nian is a kind of wild creatures that live on the sea or in the mountains. Once in the spring or around the lunar new year, the creatures come out to disturb humans, especially children. If you have red clothing, the clothing is very well worn during the Chinese New Year. Avoid white colored clothing because it symbolizes death.
3. Fill angpao
Older people usually give angpao contains money to small children. You do not need to give large sums of money, but the money must be given a new sheet. Avoid giving coins as angpao contents.
4. The tray of togetherness
At the time of the Sin Cia usually served food on a tray round or octagonal, which is referred to as the tray of togetherness. Fill the tray of the candy, nuts, seeds, or dried fruits.
5. Food luck
Do not forget to serve food such luck uncut noodles which represent longevity. Prepare also dumplings resemble ancient Chinese money representing wealth.
6. Fireworks
Fireworks is one of the very popular performances enliven the Chinese, because the rumbling sound believable create fear evil creatures. However, when celebrating at home make sure the neighbors are not disturbed by the noise that you create.
Lunar is very synonymous with rain, rain for our society but instead make lazy different activities for the community when his Sin Cia celebration was raining all been implicated as a source of sustenance, with rain so much sustenance are coming on the earth.
However, that is very important is welcome Sin Cia by cleaning the liver, purify the conscience, and resolve to do better in the coming year.
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