As we learned today in class, Lunar New Year is a festivity which is celebrated by many different cultures in Asia! Please share with the class the top 10 most interesting facts about Lunar New Year (in sentence form) and any last thoughts or questions that you have about it!
Japanese new year is called Shogatsu,Korean is seollal or gujeong, Vietnam is tét, Mongolian is tsa gaan, Tibetan is Losar. Japanese Used to celebrate it, but they switched to Gregorian calendar. the Japanese Buddhist ring the bell 107 times and one after mid night. Korean lunar new year lasts three days, before, itself and after. If you don’t celebrate the Korean new year, you will be hated and stuff. The Koreans follow the animal zodiac. Vietnamese people gives fortune to the first person invited to their house. They are not supposed to visit any one if a family member dies. Mongolian elders hold your elbows when you greet them. They eat unusual stuff. Tibetan new year is celebrate eight weeks before. it lasts for fifteen days long. And most of them wear traditional clothes and eat food.
Chinese,Koreans,Vietnamese,Tibetans and Taiwanese celebrate lunar new year.Japanese New year is Shogatsu. Japanese used to celebrate Lunar New year,but after a Japanese revolution they Gregorian calendar.They ring the bells 108 times that they belief to get rid of the sins during the previous year.They also ring the bells 108 times that they belief to get rid of the 108 worldly desires.Korean New Year is seollal Gujeong. It last 3-days,the day before,and day itself ans the after.You could be offended if you live there and do not celebrate it you could be offended. Korean clothing called Hanbok is usually worn for special occasions. Sabaw is a ritual whereby elders are worshiped. The children wish their elders a happy new year. Vietnamese New year is tet. Children receive a red envelope containing money from their elders.
Here are ten facts I learned about Lunar new years.
Fact one its better to say Lunar new years instead of Chinese new years because the Chinese are not the only people to celebrate it.
Fact two the Mongolian new year is called Tsagaan is the name of the Mongolian new year and it was banned during the communist period.
Fact three Japan used to celebrate the lunar new year but not to much anymore.
Fact four Korean new year is called Seollal and was always celebrated in south Korea but in north Korea it was not celebrated until
Fact five Vietnamese Lunar new years is called Tet and YOU CANNOT LET ANY POOR PEOPLE IN HIT’EM WITH A BASEBALL BAT IF YOU HAVE TO JUST GUARD YOUR PROPERTY.
Fact six cleaning is bad during Tet so GRANDMA DON’T TOUCH THAT VACUUM CLEANER!
Fact seven during the Vietnam war the Tet offensive would be the turning point in the war for America resulting in 36,819 deaths.
Fact eight Cleaning is good in some Lunar new years such as Tsagaan.
Fact nine In Nepal gets hundreds of people from Tibetan because they are not allowed to celebrate there new year in China.
Fact ten People from Tibetan face persecution from the Chinese
today i will be talking about the best 10 stuff i learned for luna new year. the first thing i learned about lunar new year is because of how its called lunar new year not chinese new year its because more than chinese cellebrate this holiday. second thing i learned is that chinese,koreans,vietnamese,mongolians,tibetans, and the taiwanse. thridly lunar new year in japan is called shogatsu. the forth thing i learned that was internsting is that every lunar new year you get a red pocket with a certain amount of money. the fifth thing i learned is that when you sweep its bad because you might sweep away the good luck away. the sixth thing is that munks leader in the tibatabns is called dalia lama. the seventh thing is that it is always good to pay all your debts before lunar new year. the eighth thing i learned is you cant go in peoples house without permission because if your not weathly you might bring bad luck if you are wealthy you will bring good luck.the ninth thing i learned is koreans also follow the 12 animal zodiac. finally in this event they eat certain type of noodles and ricecakes.
Lunar New Year isn’t celebrated just by Chinese people. Other countries who celebrate Lunar New Year are Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Tibet, and Taiwan. Japanese New Year is called Shogatsu. Korean New Year is called Seollal/Gujeong. Vietnamese New Year is called Tét. Mongolian New Year is called Tsagaan Sar. Tibetan New Year is called Losar (please donèt mistake it for “Loser”).People usually wear red on Lunar New Year because red means good fortune or luck. During Lunar New Year, people light firecrackers to ward off bad luck or evil spirits. People prepare fruits or cook food and light incense to honor their deceased relatives. Every Lunar New Year, there would be people who wear a traditional lion costume and do a lion dance. They also do dragon dance, which involves people carrying a huge puppet dragon and waving it around to imitate a flying dragon. Adults give children lucky money,wishing them good health, growth, and good studies, and sometimes hide them under the children’s pillows. Sometimes, people hide coins inside dumplings to symbolize good fortune during the New Year. People clean their houses before Lunar New Year, because it symbolizes getting rid of bad luck, but they don’t clean the first few days after Lunar New year because they don’t want to clean away good luck. There are traditional Chinese lanterns that are lit on Lunar New Year. People also give oranges, which wishes people good fortune or wealth.
By Beatrice.
Here are my favourite facts about lunar new year. fact one the Tibia celebrate eight weeks before the other country’s. Fact two the Mongolian new year is called tsagaan. Fact 3 many counties celebrate including China, Japan, Vietnamese, Mongolians, Tibetans and more. Fact 4 the Japanese lunar new year arr about family and respect. fact 5 in the Korean new year it is very offensive if you don’t participate. fact 6 the Koreans also use the animal zodiac. fact 7 in the Vietnamese lunar new year the fist dude who comes into your house will determine there fate so I suggest you lock all your doors and window and find your nearest weapon. Fact 8 so basically if you sweep while it is the Vietnamese lunar new year then you will have bad luck for a year. Fact 9 many children get red envelopes for lunar new year which gives you good luck money. Fact 10 in Mongolia for lunar new year people put ice in front of there houses so a god can drink.
(Edited version) Hello and welcome to this topic of Lunar new year! So first off what is Lunar new year! Well Lunar new year is a holiday that Lot’s of country’s celebrate like China for example. They eat lot’s of different things and celebrate Lunar new year in their culture. Different culture celebrate different things in Lunar new year (Keep that in mind) as well as go to different places (Example is Koreans going to places etc.) it’s really nice seeing people doing things (But I would rather play video games lol :D) like they go to festivals, watch fireworks and many more! Ah I wish Lunar new year lasted longer here in Canada/China K. You know you might think Japan celebrate it too! Well my friend who is Japanese and he celebrates Lunar new year… But in reality they celebrate a different new year! It’s called… JAPANESES NEW YEAR YAY! Ahem ahem anyway they celebrate their new year at diffrent times and change their calander so that bis why they don’t celebrate Lunar new year! So that is why Japanesse peeps hate Chinesse people. Nah I am just joking for that sorry guys :(. Well I hope you learn about something about Lunar new year! There mare a ton of counties that celebrate this holiday like China, Korea, Mongola, vintinese, Japan as always a million more. Their clothing when they celebrate this holiday is very traditional they stick with a lovely style theme! Which are all as always… different! Of course Lunar new year has… REAL FIRE BREATHING DRAGONS TO DESTROY YOU!No I’m kidding but they have lot’s of Cool Dragons as well as well those traditional lamps and things like Christmas lights. Unfortunantely some countries like North Korea don’t celebrate this Holiday and no Japan does not count aw poor North Korea!Thank you so much for listening and see you next time! BYE! oh and peace out! Oh and link to Lunar new year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year
First of all, not only Chines people celebrate it. Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolians, Tibetans, and Taiwanese. Another fact is that Japanese people call Chinese New Year Shogatsu. Another interesting fact is that Japanese people believe that if the bell are rang 107 times they get rid of the sins. And they also eat buckwheat which is called toshikoshi. Korean New Year is called Seollal or Gujeong. Korean clothing are called ‘Hanbok’. Korean also use the 12 animals zodiac. And many elders award them with money. And their food is called Tteokguk. And also play board game like yutnori, flying kites, yeon, kicking game, and jegichagi. Vietnamese New Year is called Te^t. Te^t means Feast of the first morning of the day. And sweeping during Te^t is bad luck. And the second day is for friends and the third day is for teachers. And my last and final fact is fireworks, drums, bells, gongs are used to ward off evil spirits. And my question is that what are other country zodiac animal. Hope you enjoy!!
Lunar New Year is a really great festival. The Lunar New Year calendar follows how the moon moves. The calendar we use is the Gregorian calendar. Here are some facts about Lunar New Year and the different countries over Asia who celebrate it. China’s Lunar New Year is called Lunar New Year. The reason is because thousands of years ago, (I might be overacting, it might have been a few hundreds.) there were five countries that had languages that get passed on and stuff. China was one of them. Over the years every other country on the list all got taken over or got their believes and stuff taken. China was the only one who lasted. Because of the Emperor and stuff. Japan, Korea, and some other countries now like Mongolian used to be a part of China. They were like a tribe or a group with different languages. Then they left to be a country when their groups grew bigger. In China, there is this Animal Zodiac that help people know time. If we use that Animal Zodiac, this class would be full of rats and pigs and one dog. (The dogs Fredrick.) Now you understand why our classroom is so dirty. Japan used to celebrate Lunar New Year also known as Shogatsu but they changed to the Gregorian calendar (our calendar).Korean’s New Year is called Seollal and Gujeong. Vietnam’s New Year is called Tét. In Vietnam, people give big red bags full of money! Mongolian’s New Year is called Tsagaan. Mongolian’s wear special and very unique clothing and hats on Lunar New Year. Tibetan’s New Year is Losar. Tibetan isn’t a country because it can’t leave China like Japan and some other countries hundreds of years ago because it used to be in the centre of China. Like taking the middle of a cake out. Anyways, Losar is celebrated for fifteen days! People make Dala Lamas and a bunch of cool stuff too. I pretty much explained my thoughts and facts. Now time for the best part, the questions! By the way, for the China part and stuff, my mom told me a lot of stuff so that why I write a lot about it. Anyways, my questions are: Can I stop typing now?
The dates for Lunar New Year changes every time so there has not been one New Years date that has been the same since i was born because of course the celebration has been around for a lot of years now. The Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year/New Years have twelve animal zodiacs the pig, dragon, mouse, lion, gold pig, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and each year is a different zodiac, plus everyone has an animal zodiac. The celebration lasts for fifteen days until the lantern festival starts which i usually wear sunglasses. It is China’s longest holiday and at the time everyone is on the move. One sixth of the world celebrate this magnificent holiday which is a lot of poeple. Chinese New Year is also known as the spring festival. Suprisingly chinese new Years is also a day to pray for the gods.
Here are some of the most interesting facts I have about Lunar New Year
The country I am going to tell you about is Japan! Japanese people used to celebrate Lunar New Year but after a Japanese revolution they switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1873.At midnight Japanese people on December 31st, Buddhist temples all over Japanese people rang bells to symbolise human sins in Buddhist belief.
The second country I will tell you about is Korea.
It is celebrated for three days and it is based on spending time with family and friends. Gifts and clothes are given to each other and also if a family member does not participate it is considered very disrespectful. The food that are eaten for these three days are savoury pancake, rice cake soup games are also played.
The third country is Vietnamese. Foods that are eaten on these days are sticky rice with meat and bean fillings wrapped in a leaf with a square shape, they also eat roasted watermelon seeds, pickled cabbage, dried candied fruits are eaten.
The next country I will be telling you about is Mongolian New Year. During the Mongolian communist period the government changed New Years into collective Herders day. but after the holiday was practised again after the Democratic Revolution Mongolian in 1990 was equal.
The next country is Tibetan new year.It is celebrated in Nepal because the Chinese government did not allow them to have their own country. They celebrate for fifteen days. Homes are also decorated a lot with lots of different colour. They make sheep heads out of colourful butter and one traditional thing they do is when a bucket of good harvest is filled you will get good luck for the whole year.
Some of my thoughts are that the colour of the houses, clothes and food they have in the pictures are so colourful beautiful. One question I have is that how do they prepare so much and why doesn’t the government allow the Tibetan to have their own country.
Thank you for reading this. 🙂
in this blog post i will be going to give so some facts about Lunar new year! (I forgot how to write)
there are many different people who celebrate this Lunar new year but each are all celebrated differently
okie dokie lets start with the Koreans and their religions
-First up is Seollal Gujeong, the Korean new year! That’s what the Koreans call their Lunar New
1) The Korean New year lats for 3 days, the day before,the day after, and the day itself
2) The celebration is about their family members coming home to see other family members
3) They also follow the 12 animal zodiac just like the Chinese
4) Gifts are also exchanged to one another and new clothes are worn
5) Did you know that it was offensive to not participate in the celebration?
Next up is the Japanese and their Lunar new year.
6) The Japanese new year is called Shogatsu
7) The Japanese rang bells to get rid of their sins which is pretty cool in my opinion
8) they ate there traditional foods like rice cakes, and special types of noodles
okie now some random facts.(about lunar new year obviously)
9) Not just the Chinese celebrate Lunar new year many different cultures do too like the Chinese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Tibetans and the Mongolians! That’s why its called lunar new year because not just the Chinese celebrate
10) Did you know that China didn’t a low the Tibetans to have their own country? ( cri )
Did you know that animal zodiac keep track of time? South Korea celebrates lunar new year but north Korea only celebrates a little bit since how poor the country is. Japan used to celebrate but not anymore.The jade emperor created race for the animal zodiac. the only one that was not able to become an animal zodiac is the cat.The country that do celebrate lunar new year is China,Korea,Asia,Vietnam, and Taiwan celebrate lunar new year. In Korea you have to respect you’re elders in lunar new year.in lunar new year you have to wear red for good luck.You might be able to get money in lunar new year for good luck. In lunar new year if you want dumpling you may find a coin in one of the dumplings.
i think lunar new year is fun. what year was it created in?
19 goddamn facts about lunar new year
1.it is celebrated by: Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolian and Taiwanese 2. It is also celebrated in other parts of the world but mostly in Asia. 3. Shogatsu is the name of the Japanese new year.4.the Japanese used to celebrate the lunar new year but don’t anymore.5. Now the Japanese use the Gregorian calendar which is the one we use.6.at midnight they band a bell and at day they band it 108 times to scare away evil spirits.7. The Korean new year is called Sellual.8. South Korea celebrates it and north Korea doesn’t because they have a president that ties his enemies and shoots them all down on a football stadium with a crowd of 300 people.9. Korean clothing is very colorful.10.they eat soup with rice and eggs. Korean grandparents get their kids to do a traditional bow to them. 12. On Sellual kids play many games like kite flying.13. The Vietnamese new year is called Tet.14. Vietnamese people don’t let people in their houses a few minutes before Tet.15. The Vietnamese and Chinese both have red envelopes that contain coins for the kids. 16.sweeping away is bad luck to the Vietnamese because it sweeps the good luck away. 17 As a tradition the Vietnamese have to pay their debts before Tet so that means to spent all extra money and pay loans. 18. Saggan sar is the Mongolian new year.19 most Mongolians believe in Buddha.
Hello,class today I will share ten facts about Lunar New Year.The first fact that I will share with you is that Lunar New Year is a not only celebrated by the Chinese people but by the korean,Japanese,vietnamese,mongolian people and many more.The second fact is that if you translate the mongolian new year from the mongolian language to english then it would be called the white moon festival.And for the third facts did you know that the korean new year is called Seollal or Gujeong and that the kreons new year lasts for three days.The fourth fact is that in a lot of countries on the lunar new year you have to pay back your debts and resolve all your problems that you have with other people.The fifth fact about lunar new year that I have for you is that in a lot of countries like Korea (north and south) and China adults and elders give children red envelopes filled with money or better known as “pocket money”.The sixth fact that I have for you is the third day of the Vietnamese lunar new year is reserved for teachers ( which is probably why ms .Panesar wants to move there).And the seventh fact is that the Korean new is very family based in other countries lunar new year is also very family based.The eighth fact is that the second day of the Vietnamese new year is dedicated for friends and the first day is dedicated to family members.And for my ninth fact did you know that in Japan on lunar new year the Japanese people ring a bell 108 times to symbolize the Buddhist beliefs.And for my last fact did that the Japanese lunar new year is according to the Gregorian calendar while other countries have their new year according to the lunar calendar so their new year is at the same time as the western new year.These are the ten facts that I find interesting.
So.. did you know that in Vietnamese you get red envelopes with money in it from there elders and only the cool kids can enter there houses because if you get bad luck in your house then you will get bad luck all year! Also I am sooo sad that I don’t do this! Anyways back to vietnamese, did you know that there New year name is called Tet Nguyen. also they use fireworks drums bells gong’s and whatever are used on to ward off evil spirits! I know there’s a little late but did you know that China, Korea, Very, Tibetan, Taiwan, and Mongolian celebrate Lunar New Year. But Japanese New year is called Shogatsu. They switch their calendar to the Gregorian calendar and 1873. they believed that if you ring this certain type of bell will get rid of all your love great desires which you do not need duh! They also have this type of food called buckwheat noodles that they eat at the New Year. Now that we’re done with that the Korean New year is called Seollal/Gujeong. They play mini games like board games and flying kites. I’m sorry. I’m going back and forth but back to Vietnamese one last time! at their new year they also pay off all their debt to make sure they don’t have any debt for the future. Now for the Mongolian New year! The Mongolian New year is called Tsagaan Sar. Here on their new year they buy a lot of traditional clothing to go with the new year. Apparently a lot of different countries do this so like I said before they’re going to be using red envelopes but the elders are going to be holding blue silk cloth in their hands. Now for the last place Tibetan. Tibetan New year is cold Losar. Need for one sober in the fall and for decorations they designed sheep heads from butter. (kind of creepy.) And like a another day payoff for older debit.
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Today I will tell you some facts about Lunar New Year and how some countries celebrate it. The first country I will tell you about is the Japanese New Year called Shogatsu. Shogatsu is what the Japanese used to celebrate Lunar New Year after they left after the Japanese revolution. On Shogatsu the Japanese ring bells in Buddhist temples. They ring the bells since they believe that it will clean you of your sins. They ring the bells 108 times on Shogatsu. 107 times on the 31 and once at midnight.
Next up is Korea’s new year called Seollal or Gujeong. Seollal/ Gujeong last three days and is an extreme family based holiday. They have a ritual called Sebae which is when elders are worshipped. Overall it is a very family oriented day where you get to be with your family all together.
Vietnamese is next with the new year called Tết.Tết has this kind of rule saying that if you are the first person to come to someones home, that is the kind of life you will have. Like for instance, if you are on the poorer side, they mean that that family will have a poor year. But on the other hand, if you are on the richer side though, then that family will have a really wealthy year.
Fourth country ( yeah we are on number 4) is called Tsagaan Sar. Tsagaan Sar means the white moon festival in English. Besides that, they also branded there New Year as a collective harder’s pay instead of a full-on new year. The families burn candles at the altar symbolizes Buddhist support and respect.
Finally the last countries Tibetans with there country of Losar. They celebrate it 8 weeks before and in Nepal since the Chinese government refuses to give them their independence. They also celebrate it by designing sheep heads with coloured butter.
So through are some facts I thought that was interesting about all of the countries. It was really fascinating to learn about all of the countries and how they all celebrate the new year in different ways. The only thing I would want to learn more about though is why China is not giving Tibetan there own county? But overall I would love to learn more about these countries now.
1. Every year the beginning of the Lunar New year is different. This is because instead of following the Gregorian calendar their calendar follows the moon. Fun fact, the Muslims also use the Lunar Calendar (its a bit different though).
2. After the Japanese revolution, the Japanese no longer celebrated the Lunar New Year but started following the Gregorian calendar, therefore, celebrating New Years from the 31st to the 4th of December and January.
3. In Japan, at midnight of New Years, they go to Buddhist temples and ring a bell 108 times to symbolize human sins.
4. In Korea, it is a custom to light a huge pile of sticks arranged in a mountain to ward off evil spirits.
5. Unlike the Chinese who sweep their house to cleanse it of the past year’s sins on New Years, it is taboo for the Vietnamese to sweep their house on New Year’s day as it is considered to be sweeping luck out of their houses.
6. During the Communist period, the Mongolian government banned Tsagaan Sar (what Mongolians call New Year) and changed it into a Collective Herders holiday (that sounds super fun!). The tradition still continued though.
7. Did you know that the Lunar New Year in China is often called the Spring festival because this holiday marks the end of the coldest days. You may also here is being called “chunjie” which means the spring festival.
8. In China, this is also a holiday for fighting off monsters. According to the myth about Nian, the firecrackers that they light are meant to scare away monsters and bad luck.
9. Its the longest Chinese holiday. Technically speaking, this holiday is meant to go on for 15 days! But celebrations start on New Year’s Eve making in 16.
10. The Lunar New Year is a time when families who live apart get to come together. This is also the reason why it causes the largest human migration in the world. People from all over the world come to visit their families and celebrate this joyous occasion with them.
11. In China passing down the family name is very important, this is why when New Years rolls around and you still don’t have a boy/girlfriend you’re in trouble! Some very desperate singles hire fake boy/girlfriends for New Years.
12. As you know the Chinese have 12 zodiac animals which they name their years after. You might think that when it’s your animals year you are going to have good luck, but you’re wrong! It’s actually the complete opposite. The Chinese think that children can easily be taken by demons and your animal’s year is technically your rebirth year.
13. As we already know the Lunar New Year is not only celebrated in China but 1/4 of the world population!
Happy Lunar New Year to anyone who celebrates it! 🙂
-H A N A A K A N J E E
Hello there! My name is Amra! Today I’ll be telling you some interesting facts about the Lunar New Year and about two countries of my choice. Hope you enjoy!
The Lunar New Year. There are some (not all of them) countries that celebrate Lunar New Year. These are the countries that celebrate Lunar: Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Tibetan, Taiwan, and obviously China. Can you see that Japan is part of them? No! They have their own New Year, which is called Shogatsu. Japan used to celebrate the Lunar year, but they switched the calendar in 1873. Their new year became the same as the one on the west side of Asia. So, back when I said that they switched the calendar, it became from December 31st – January 4th. Anyway, the Japanese really believe that their ringing bells can get rid of the sins during the previous year. Now, if you don’t know what they eat, I’d be happy to tell you. So, they eat buckwheat noodles which are called Toshikoshi, and they also eat rice cakes which are called Kagami mochi. It is actually very common in Japan. Now, for Korea. The Korean New Year is called Seollal/ Gujeong. It goes by the last 3 days, the day before, the day itself, and the day after. Rituals, like “charye” or “jesa” is actually a memorial to their ancestors who have passed away. on the first morning, they respect their ancestors, which respect means to them is that you paid your ancestors, and then after, their traditional foods are placed nicely on a table to show an offering to the ancestors. Moving on, the Koreans clothing called “Hanbok” is usually worn for special occasions. Koreans also follow the Chinese twelve animal zodiac. Anyway, if you don’t know what Sebae means, well it means ritual elders that are worshiped. Elders reward this by giving children new year’s money, or “pocket money” in silk bags made with traditional designs.
Thank you very much for reading this and I hope you enjoyed and I also hope that you’ve learned something from me and from the GOD WOMAN….MS. PANESARRR! Thank you!
The cultures that celebrate lunar new years are Chinese, koreans, Vietnamese, Tibetans, and Taiwanese. The Japan’s new year is called ”shogatsu” at midnight, buddish temples all over Japan, the people there would ring bells and instruments for a total of 108 times. They ring it up to 108 times so they can get the human sins to run from the people they also use it to get bad luck off. The Korean new year’s name is ”seollal” or it can be ”gujeong” the Korean new year lasts for about three days before but why? During the morning, respect is paid to the ancestors and traditional foods are placed on a table as an offering to the ancestors and friends elders of Korea reward children with lucky money (new years money) or pocket money in silk bags with traditional symbols and words as well as offering food. The Vietnamese pronounce the new year: tet ( i don’t know how to put the uhhhh u know those thingies on it) the Vietnamese use fireworks, music like drums bells and gongs to scare the evil spirits away. They also use them for fun like when they are performing. The Mongolian new year is called ”tsagaan” at least I believe its that. Shutting Down… *turns on computer* loading… 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% a few minutes later… ugh I’m back sorry Ms. Panesar okay back to work. During the Mongolians communist period, many Mongolian clothings have a lot of designs and symbols. They also use a silk made blue scarf to greet people. I don’t know why exactly. They use the blue scarf to like show respect. They hold each other on the elbows to show support and respect during the greeting ceremony. The scarfs are called: ”khadog” and I think this was the answer to the question: ” I don’t know why people use this”. Thank you brain! Never Mind lol. The Tibetans made their new years name: losar for some reason in Tibet various customs are associated with the festival. Families thoroughly clean their homes or decorate with flowers and their walls are marked with auspicious signs in flour such as the sun and the moon. I learned that it’s rude to make fun of Tibetans new years name: Losar it’s not like they are losers it’s their culture.
-Daniel
The ten top facts on this topic that I learned are in 2 sentences. These are things that I have learned about the loner new year. Hope you enjoy.
One of the things that I learned is that all of the countries all get new clothes for the day. And now these are things that the Japanese do on this day. Well first it is called shogtso and this is celebrated on the first day of January. And they go to their ancient temples and ring their bells 107 times before the new year and one after the new year. And they make food that are based off of buck weat. And they also eat one of their most famous foods witch is rice cake. and they ware their traditional cloths for this day. and their favorite thing to do is to ate their mochi on this day. (i do not know why they just do) . and some other facts are that the dumplings are a must to eat on this day for the Chinese.
their are more things that they eat like fish and spring rolls are things that are good luck to them. and to get rid of the bad luck they keep money under their carpet and what they call fell your house with money and some round fruits. now that is all i have time for so happy lunar new year!!!
Today I have a few facts about Lunar New Year. Fact 1 cultures that celebrate Lunar new year are Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolians, Tibetans and Taiwanese. Fact 2 The Japanese call Lunar New Year Shogatsu. Fact 3 Koreans call the Lunar New Year Seollal or Gujeong. Fact 4 The people in Vietnam call Lunar New Year Tet. Fact 5 Mongolians call the Lunar New Year Tsagaan Sar. Fact 5 Tibetans call the Lunar New Year Losar. Fact 6 Did you know that Japanese once used the Lunar calendar but they changed to the Gregorian calendar? Fact 7 The Japanese ring a bell 107 times at midnight and 1 time after midnight. They ring a bell 108 times to get rid of the 108 wants that humans have. Fact 8 The Japanese eat a type of traditional food called Osechi-ryōri at the time of the Lunar New Year celebration. Fact 9 Did you know that the Japanese eat buckwheat noodles and ricecakes for Lunar New Year as well? Fact 10 Koreans have two rituals called charye and jesa to remember ancestors that have passed away. Fact 11 Did you know that it is offensive not to participate in Lunar New Year celebrations in Korea? Fact 12 Koreans have another costum which is the lighting of the moon house. This custom symbolises the warding off of evil spirits. Fact 13 Did you know that the elders of Korea are worshiped in a ritual called Sebae and that the elders respond to this ritual by giving people in their family money and words of wisdom? Fact 14 Did you know that The Vietnamese’s way of calling the Lunar New Year means feast of the first morning of the first day? Fact 15 Children in Vietnam recieve money in red envelopes (same as people in Taiwan.) as a tradition called mừng tuổi. Fact 16 Did you know that the first person to enter your house on Lunar New Year in Vietnam determines your luck for the entire year (so if an unsuccessful person enters first you will have bad luck and if a successful person enters first you will have good luck.)? Fact 17 The second day of Lunar New Year is reserved for friends and the third day is for teachers (they are well respected in Vietnam.) Fact 18 The way Mongolians call Lunar New Year means The White Moon Festival in english. Fact 19 The traditions of Lunar New Year in Mongolia vary depending on where you are from. Fact 20 Did you know that Families in Mongolia burn candles at altars on Lunar New Year because it symbolises Buddist ideas of enlightment? Fact 21 The Mongolians greet their elders with a tradition called the Zolgokh which consists of holding the elders by their shoulders to show respect. This tradition is performed with family members holding blue, silk clothes which is called a Khadag. Fact 22 Mongolians leave three ice cubes outside their door so that Palden Lhamo can drink the water. Fact 23 The Tibetans have a celebration on Lunar New Year called Lhochnar. Fact 24 Did you know that Lhochnar is celebrated for 15 days? Fact 25 Families in Tibetans mark the walls of their houses with signs in flour. Some examples of markings are the sun and moon. Those are all the facts that I have to share with you for now. Do you have any facts on Lunar New Year that you want to share with me?
The Calendar we use in Canada is by the Gregorian calendar; and the Lunar New Year calendar is based on the monthly cycles of the moon. As we learned, there are several countries over Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year. China’s Lunar New Year is called Spring Festival, 2019 is the year of pig. Japan used to celebrate Lunar New Year also known as Shogatsu; but they changed to the Gregorian calendar now. Korean’s New Year is called Seollal and Gujeong. Vietnam’s New Year is called Tét. In Vietnam, elders give big red bags full of money on that day! Mongolian’s New Year is called Tsagaan. Mongolians wear special and very unique clothing and hats on Lunar New Year. Tibetan’s New Year is Losar, last fifteen days! The best-known performance is called Vbrasdkar Dancing. The dancers wear white masks and take wood sticks on their hands. Overall, Lunar New Year is a really great festival around Asia.
Happy belated Lunar New Year! Did you notice that I didn’t say happy Chinese New Year? That is because it isn’t only the Chinese that celebrate this holiday. Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolians, Tibetans, and Taiwanese also participate in this festivities. You may have noticed that I didn’t say Japanese, I didn’t say it since they switched to the Gregorian calendar (the one that Canada uses) in 1873 to “modernise” their country. So they do NOT celebrate the lunar New Year if you thought that well… now you know! The Japanese call the New Year Shogatsu. The Korean New Year is called Seallal and/or Gujeong. They wear new clothing, or Hanbok which is only worn for special occasions. Seallal/Gujeong is three days long. Gifts are also given. Vietnamese New Year is called Tet Nguen Dan it translates to Feast Of The First Morning Of The First Day. Sweeping is bad luck because it is getting rid of all the good luck from the past year. The first of the three days it is celebrated is about family, the second is for friends, and the last day is all about amazing extraordinary and outgoing teachers like Ms. Panesar! Fireworks, bells, drums, and gongs go off. They say “Chur Mu’ng Nam Moi” which means happy new year.
Hope you learned at least one thing!
Cece, Wednesday February 6th 2019
Facts about the Lunar New Year
First of all, as you know I’m Chinese so I’m going to talk about the chines new year first:
#1Traditinally following the Chinese new year usually elders give the younger ones a red envelope with money inside.
#2They say that if you put that red envelope under your pillow you get good luck!
#3We also eat lots of dumplings for dinner cause of the tradition we have.
#4Sometimes you might find a red date inside of your dumpling, which means you will have good luck!
About the Japanese new year/Shogatsu:
#5The women will wear a kimono and the men as well but a different kind.
#6During the Japanese new year they eat sticky rice cakes and ramen noodles.
About the Korean new year/Seollat/Gujeong;
#7Its really offensive if you don’t attend the festival responding to their tradition.
#8the Korean new year lasted for three days the first day was to celebrate, the second day was for families and friends to come to visit, the third day was reserved for teachers to come and visit.
And last but not least the Tibetan new year:
#9They weren’t allowed to celebrate in China so they had to go some where else to celebrate.
#10 they celebrated 8 days before the actual new year and it lasted for 15 days.
Hello, my name is Milica and today I am going to be telling you the top 20 most interesting facts about the Lunar New Year. {In my opinion}. But before I start I would like to tell you that some of the countries that I am going to be telling you about might have their own new year. Hope you enjoy!
1. The country’s that celebrate lunar new year are the Chinese, Mongolia, Vietnamese, Koreans, Tibetans and Taiwanese.
2. Do not call it Chinese New Year call it Lunar New Year because like I said before other cultures celebrate Lunar new Year as well.
3. The first country is Japan.Japanese New Year is called Shogatsu. The Japanese used to celebrate Lunar new year back in the day, but now they have their own new year.
4. The second country is Korea. Korean new year is called Seollal or Gujeong. The Korean flag looks kind of like the Japanese flag.
5. The Koreans celebrate their new year for three days. That day, the day after and the last day.
6. The third country is Vietnam. Vietnamese new year is called Tết Nguyên Đán, but Tet for short.
7. Another interesting fact about the new year is that people who are unsuccessful cannot come into your house because then you will get their bad luck for that year. That’s not a really good thing, huh!!!!!
8.Another thing that is related to that was that if there was a recent death in your family you cannot go into somebody’s house because then they will happen to one of their family or friends. Terrifying right!!!!
9. The fourth country that I am going to be telling you about is Mongolia. The Mongolian new year is called Tsagaan Sar. For their new year they use the Gregorian calendar. Tsagaan Sar falls in January or February.
10. The last country that I am going to be telling you about is Tibet. In Tibet their new year is called Losar. Losar is celebrated for fifteen days, which is good because it gives them plenty of time to enjoy with family and friends, be happy and to celebrate the new year.
My thoughts and feelings: I think that from all of these facts and country’s that I told about today all have an amazing new year. I think that because they are all so amazing and unique in their own ways like food, clothing, beliefs, traditions and festivals. I think that they are all really cool and special and whoever gets to celebrate that should treasure it because it is a time for making memories. Thanks for reading, I hoped that you learned something about the lunar new year and I hope that you enjoyed!!!
Yours Truly, Milica Pavlovic
Lunar new year, you know I always thought it was a chinese only celebration (comes the name Chinese New Year) but man was I wrong. There are about five more countries that do this celebration. (Similar to Chinese New Year) Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Tebat and Vietnam all celebrate Lunar New year. Starting of the meaning for the celebration. The Lunar New Year marks the first day that the months are coordinated with the cycles of the moon, it also marks the first day of the year on the Lunar Calendar, usually happening in the late January to early February. (But the length of the celebration itself can vary) Now that we know what the meaning of Lunar New Year let’s get on to how the different countries celebrate it. Japanese New Year: Shogatsu: Although the Japanese had celebrated the tradition for a wealthy amount of time they slowly changed from celebrating the Lunar calendar to the gregorian calendar in the 17th century or 1873, witch obviously would change the celebration date to December 31st. One of the traditions they do is the ringing of the bells on the Buddhist Temples. It is rang 108 times to get rid of the human desires, and it means pain and suffering according to the Buddhist faith and to when the bells ring it indicates to the getting rid of these emotions. Some of the many foods that the Japanese have to offer during this is event are, beatweat noodles, Toshikoshi Soba, O-Sechi ryori and Mochi. Another two celebrations that are well known and celebrated in their culture is, Nenga: This tradition is to send card of greetings to other family members. Hatsumode, The firs shrine visit of the year it is where people come to pray and wish the best wishes to this place and a lot of temples opening up stores to fit in with the festivity. Woo, just wiping of the sweat from all this typing. Korean New Years: The korean New years or Seollal is a very important tradition of the new year. Usually lasting three days it is no short of all the events that happen during this period. Although only the southside of the country are the main ones who participate the northside of korea is actually banned from doing a tradition like this. This is a family based holiday as in it means that it involves around the idea of family. The people visit the family over this event. The koreans where traditional clothing and consume traditional food. A respectful way of showing the elders is to greet them with joy, and well for the ancestors who’ve passed, they leave them food on the table to show respects from down below. 😉 The events that happen soon after is the praying of the ancestors and the large feast that happens soon after. Although the Koreans wear Hanbook traditionally the act has been modernized in some places and the traditional clothing is replaced with regular clothing. Some of the foods that the Koreans eat are, Tteokguk and Jeon. A very important role in this event Ts when the elders are worshipped and in return of the kids bowing down in respect to them they are given “pocket money”. It is handed to them in a red envelopes with carving of traditional signs on them. Still paying attention?….. I promise just one more country. The Chinese New Year,. (or Spring Festival) is a very important traditional celebration for the Chinese. Happening more the centuries ago it is still a very popular celebration that happens. Some facts are: Every year a movement on the new chinese zodiac year. There are 12 animals in the zodiac and they include, The rat, ox, Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog and Pig. (2019 is for this year.) Some symbols that are most common seen are signs of money, Luckiness (The colour red), and piece. Some of the traditions include eating food, praying and the lighting of firecrackers. How my Chinese New Year would usually go is to pray for the ancestors by lighting the incense in the temple and leave food on the table to pay respects. We then eat the hot pot that is prepared for the entire family, and then the red envelopes are given. Some of the other traditions are, the feasting together with other family members, the cleaning of houses lighting firecrackers, lion dances, and putting up decorations, each having a specific reason. Last of all, the reason that we celebrate this is to bring family together to celebrate the many traditions, praying, feasting, and seeing events are only some of them.
Lim how come yours is so long???
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Yours Truely, Milica Pavlovic :):):):):)
Who else here is like super pumped for the talent show at the school? Who here is trying out for the talent show and if what are you doing as your act? :):):):):)
_ Milica Pavlovic :):):)