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Monday, January 26, 2009

Chinese New Year

Today is the most important day for the Chinese people, because it's Chinese New Year. Chinese people will celebrate that holiday all around the world. Chinese New Year a tradition holiday and based on the lunar calender, it always falls between January 20 and February 21. In that day most of the Chinese people will wear new shoes and new clothing, because the people believe the good luck will come with the new stuff and the bed luck will go away with the old stuff. And childern always receive red envelopes from their parents or other people who is married, people will put money into the red envelopes containing "locky money". In the New Year day people will eat lunch earlier and go out to the city or on the streets to see dragon and lion dances, or to meet their friends and whatever who the meet they will "kung hey fah choy" to each other,that means " I wish you can make a lot of money in the following year" . Also, people are allow to play fireworks during the New Year, and the sky will cover by the fireworks at the night.

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