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Both in America and in Europe, it has become a tradition to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and 2017 is now eagerly awaited not only in China, but throughout the world. This holiday is celebrated brightly, cheerfully and extraordinary, and for compatriots this is an additional reason to relax and have fun with pleasure. New Year brings together people around the world - fair-skinned and dark-skinned, young and old, as well as representatives of various social strata. They prepare for the holiday in advance, remember recipes for their favorite dishes, buy new outfits and gifts.

Where did the Chinese New Year come from?

Among the popular holidays, the New Year can be called the only one whose history spans several centuries. It was first celebrated in Mesopotamia, where it fell in March. There is every reason to believe that in those days people associated the awakening of nature with the beginning of a new stage in their lives. With the spring period, when the first flowers appear, the Mesopotamians associated their hopes and dreams for the coming year. They celebrated this holiday for twelve days - during this period people forgot about work, had fun, drank and walked with pleasure. As today, it was customary then to give gifts to relatives, friends and relatives.

New Year in China and its history

The 2017 Chinese New Year will be celebrated as the most important holiday, as well as the longest, in East Asia and China. It is called Chun Jie, and we literally translate this phrase as "Spring Festival". This day began to be celebrated in China more than two thousand years ago.

According to legend, in those days there was a terrible monster Chun with horns on its head (it was also called “Nian”, which means “year” in translation). This creature lived in the sea, but every year crawled to the nearest village to replenish its food supply for a long time. They were afraid of him, so on the eve of the monster's release every year, people left the village, taking with them the necessary things and food.

This continued until a weak old man with a gray mustache, a cane and a bag over his shoulders appeared in the village. According to the description, he is similar to the domestic Santa Claus, whom modern children are waiting for on a festive night. According to legend, the old man appeared just at the time when there was chaos in the village, and all the inhabitants were trying to hide from the terrible monster. No one paid attention to him, except for a kind woman who told about the reason for what was happening and advised grandfather to run to the mountains along with everyone. He did not rush, smiled slyly and asked to be sheltered for one night. The woman realized that he could no longer run so fast, so she left the guest in her house.

The next morning, when the inhabitants began to return to the village, they saw the whole and unharmed old man. Not only did he feel great, but, to everyone's surprise, he banished the fearsome monster named Chun. Grandfather was dressed in a painted red robe, the fire crackled comfortably in the hut, and the remains of firecrackers lay at the red door. As it turned out, Chun is afraid of fire, the noise of firecrackers, the color red and sincere fun. Since then, Chinese people have been celebrating the New Year in bright red outfits with noisy crackers and lights that help get rid of evil spirits.

How do the Chinese celebrate the New Year today?

In China, this holiday is celebrated for a whole month and is considered a wonderful time after the working year.
The night before the New Year in China is called "the night of the meeting before parting" - at this time it is customary to meet at the family table to discuss the events that have taken place during the year.
The first night is distinguished by a huge number of colorful salutes and fireworks, noisy firecrackers.
The general fun is accompanied by dances of puppet dragons and an abundance of delicious dishes.
Dumplings familiar to us, as well as fish, tofu soy cheese and special eight-ingredient labadijou porridge, including lotus seeds, are considered traditional dishes.
The main celebration period begins on New Year's Day and lasts for 15 days thereafter.
During the first five days of the festive period, it is customary to visit with congratulations.
The Chinese also have a tradition of exchanging gifts, which are usually decorated in red. A red envelope with money is often presented as a present.
In China, it is customary to choose bright outfits for the holiday - most often they prefer clothes in green, red, gold or pink. In this case, it is considered: the brighter the outfit, the better it is.

When is the Chinese New Year 2017 celebrated?

According to the eastern horoscope, the symbol of each year is an animal-talisman, a certain element and color. Animals repeat in a twelve-year cycle, elements in a ten-year cycle, and colors in a five-year cycle. The tradition of giving each other figurines of animals, which are considered a talisman of their owners from adversity in the coming year, is firmly established in the life of compatriots.

If our New Year traditionally falls on the first of January, then in China the holiday changes annually and depends on the lunar cycle. For example, 2017 in the Chinese calendar starts on January 28 and ends on February 15, 2018. The coming year of the Fire Rooster will immediately follow the year of the Fire Monkey.

The Chinese calendar also provides for cycles of sixty years - we are now in a period that began in 1984 on February 2 and will last until January 29, 2044.

In the Chinese calendar, luck will accompany creative people who strive for success. The inhabitants of China consider the Fire Rooster to be almost the most curious character of the eastern calendar, and bright red is considered the color of the year. This year is favorable for those who easily let the new and unusual into their lives, accept the changes with gratitude. Singles will finally meet their loved one during this year, and couples will have every chance to cement their bonds for years to come.

Chinese New Year 2017 will come tonight, January 28, at 2:06 am Kyiv time. New Year on the Chinese calendar will be 4715 and will be held under the sign of the Red Fire Rooster. It will come on the second new moon after the winter solstice. The Year of the Rooster will end on February 15, 2018.

In the Celestial Empire and other countries of East Asia, they have already begun to celebrate this event, which is only a matter of hours away.

Chinese New Year 2017, Beijing (Photo: EPA)

It is also celebrated in Ukrainian Lvov:

Chinese New Year 2017 is now celebrated in Lviv, 01/27/2017 (Photo: EPA)

There will be three days of celebration, and Lviv residents have been celebrating this event for more than a year. The main location is Rynok Square. The organizer of the action is the Longhwa Cultural Center.

Today the laser show "The Awakening of the Dragon" and the procession of dragons through the streets of Lviv have already taken place. At the weekend there will be all kinds of performances, master classes, a fair.

New Year of the Rooster in Lviv 01/27/2017: celebrated not only by the natives of China

The Chinese New Year is also called "Lunar New Year" because its exact date is calculated based on the phases of the moon.

Chinese astrologers predict that in the year of the Rooster, most countries will follow a tough policy. World governments will "stretch their muscles," but at the same time, 2017 will be the year of victories for diplomacy.

However, it is worth remembering that it was in the year of the Red Fire Rooster that many wars and revolutions began in China.

Astrologers warn that the most favorable time will come in the middle of the year.

As for the personal horoscope, 2017 will be the best year for representatives of such signs as the Dragon, Tiger, Hare and Ox. For representatives of the Rooster sign, the year will be very eventful, and this can be both in a positive sense and in a negative one.

Reference: The Chinese New Year is literally called the Spring Festival. It has long been the main and longest holiday in China and other countries of East Asia.

Gregorian holiday date different every year, but is always within the limits of January 21 - February 20.

The cycle of festivities begins on the first day of the first month and ends with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of celebrations. At this time, most Chinese families gather for the annual reunion dinner.

The first day of the year begins with fireworks and burning incense - they should scare away evil spirits and attract the spirit of happiness.

According to the Chinese, on this day nature awakens, the earth comes to life. According to the Shangshu narration, the first day of the New Year was the day on which the ancient ruler Shun ascended the throne. His successor Yu followed this calendar precedent.

Chinese New Year 2018 © depositphotos.com

Chinese New Year 2018 - what is this event

Chinese New Year is one of the most important Eastern holidays, which has been celebrated for quite a long time not only in Asian countries, but all over the world. After all, our people with a broad soul love holidays and are happy to perceive the New Year according to the Eastern calendar as another reason to get together and celebrate a significant event.

As for us, the New Year for the inhabitants of the East marks a new round of time, a beginning, a renewal. On the day when the Chinese New Year arrives, winter will meet spring and a new life cycle will begin.

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Chinese New Year 2018: when does it start

The Chinese New Year has a fickle date because it is entirely dependent on the lunar calendar. Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, December 21st. Every year this holiday can fall on one of the days in the interval from January 21 to February 21.

Chinese New Year 2018 begins on February 16th. More precisely, 2018 will be according to the Gregorian calendar, but according to the Chinese calendar we will meet the year 4716, which will come under the sign and last until February 4, 2019, when it will be replaced by the year of the Yellow Pig.

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Chinese New Year 2018: how it is celebrated in China

The Chinese call this holiday "the meeting after parting", because according to the tradition on New Year's Eve, all family members, wherever they are, come home and gather at a richly laid festive table. It is also believed that on the Chinese New Year, the spirits of deceased ancestors are present at the table, who are also participants in the holiday.

During the New Year holidays, people visit each other with congratulations, gifts in the form of money in red envelopes, and necklaces made of coins and tangerines as a symbol of wealth.

Throughout the celebration of the Chinese New Year in China, fun folk festivals, fairs, costumed dances and masquerade street processions are held.

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Chinese New Year 2018: When does the celebration end?

In the countries of the East, Chinese New is one of the longest holidays, which lasted a whole month in the old days. However, in our time, due to a busy lifestyle and busy work schedule, the Chinese have reduced the number of days off by almost half, and the holiday ends on the fifteenth day.

Chinese New Year 2018 (holiday for the Chinese) lasts for 15 days. On March 2, the grandiose Chinese Lantern Festival will take place. Until this day, the meeting of the Chinese New Year 2018 will last, when the festival ends, and the people return to their usual working rhythm.

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Chinese New Year is one of the most important Eastern holidays, which is celebrated not only in Asian countries. It is also eagerly awaited all over the world, including in Georgia, after the completion of traditional New Year celebrations in both new and old style.

Date of celebration

New Year according to the Eastern calendar does not have a fixed date and is celebrated every year at different times. The exact timing of the Chinese New Year depends on the lunar cycle and occurs on the first new moon of the new year. Therefore, every year this holiday falls on one of the days in the interval from January 21 to February 21.

The Chinese live according to their own calendar, so their calendar does not coincide with the generally accepted in the world. Since ancient times, China's chronology has been based on the lunar calendar, which was formed around the 14th century BC, thanks to the development of astronomy.

According to the Chinese calendar, 4717, the year of the Yellow Pig, will begin on February 5, 2020, which will last until January 25, 2020, when it will be replaced by the year of the Silver Rat.

The Chinese calendar uses a sixty-year cycle that begins with the Year of the Wood Rat and ends with the Water Pig. This cycle began on February 2, 1984 and will end on January 29, 2044.

The New Year for the inhabitants of the East marks a new round of time, a beginning, a renewal. On the day when the Chinese New Year arrives, winter will meet spring and a new life cycle will begin.

Celebration time

In the countries of the East, the New Year or Chun Jie, which literally means "Spring Festival" is one of the longest holidays, which in the old days lasted a whole month. It has been celebrated for over two thousand years.

Nowadays, the Chinese have reduced the number of days off by almost half due to a busy lifestyle and busy work schedule. Therefore, the holiday ends on the fifteenth day - the grand Chinese Lantern Festival.

Traditionally, in China, at this time, business life freezes for two weeks - the holiday is celebrated for 15 days, each of which has its own traditions and customs.

Wherever a Chinese is, according to tradition, he should celebrate the New Year with his relatives, since this holiday is considered a family holiday and is called "Family Reunion Day" or "Meeting after separation"

They also believe that on New Year's Eve, the spirits of dead ancestors are present at the table, who are also participants in the holiday.

On New Year's holidays, people visit each other with congratulations, gifts in the form of money in red envelopes, and necklaces made of coins and tangerines as a symbol of wealth.

Throughout the celebration of the New Year in China, fun folk festivals, fairs, costumed dances and masquerade street processions are held.

In anticipation of the New Year, the people of China change their old clothes for new ones, thoroughly clean their houses so that the favorable energy circulates freely in it and does not stagnate. During the cleaning, they throw away all the rubbish and unnecessary things accumulated over the year.

Accordingly, festive treats are prepared. Dumplings are a favorite dish, their shape resembling an ingot of gold - a symbol of prosperity. Often houses are decorated with tangerines, always eight pieces - a number symbolizing infinity.

In accordance with the eastern horoscope, each year has its own patron, element and color. The patron changes according to a twelve-year cycle, and the element and color - according to a ten-year cycle.

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Astrologers have declared 2017 the year of the Fire Rooster. Having met him according to all the rules of the eastern calendar, you can attract well-being and happiness.

Astrology of the East says: each year has its own patron, on which it largely depends on how the year will pass and how it will turn out. There are 12 of these animals in total:

Rat;
Tiger;
Rabbit;
The Dragon;
Snake;
Horse;
Goat;
Monkey;
Rooster;
Dog;
Pig.

One year is replaced by another, and their patrons also change in the same way. Their belonging to the elements can also be different. But it is already known that 2017 will be the year of the Rooster - Red or Fiery.

When is 2017 Year of the Rooster?

The Eastern calendar is focused on the lunar phases, which means that every year the New Year begins on different dates according to it. In 2017, it will come at the end of January - on the 28th.

How is this day calculated? Simple enough. From the winter solstice on December 21, two new moons should pass. The second New Moon will be the starting date.

Until January 28, the Monkey formally remains our patron. Therefore, snags in cases that can easily arise in January are easily explained: the Rooster and the Monkey do not always get along.

How to Celebrate the Year of the Rooster

Celebrating the New Year according to the Chinese calendar, you can safely use the symbolism of Fire, since this element will be the main one throughout 2017. Warm, bright shades - red, gold, orange - this time is clearly a priority. Don't forget to bring some bright detail to your wardrobe in this fiery and tangerine color scheme.

Candles, sparklers, fireworks, Chinese lanterns - all this will become not just a holiday decoration, but also a real talisman for good luck. It is believed that loud noises and flashes of light scare away evil spirits and bring happiness. And a favorite since childhood treat - a cockerel on a stick - will make the year pleasant and easy.

What to expect from 2017: Eastern calendar forecast

The rooster is a rather complicated patron of the year, and many will not immediately find a common language with him. He is wayward, he is not alien to vanity and the desire to brag. This year, status and the ability to properly present themselves will play a high role, so that the Rooster feels at ease, and those who are used to being modest will obviously not be able to boast of the same at first.

But to realize himself, to reveal his talents and show his best qualities, the Rooster will help anyone, because he does not mind fluffing his feathers. Strike while the iron is hot, and Fortune will smile upon you.

Events and life turns can be extremely unpredictable - the Rooster does not like schemes and boredom, so there will be no surprises. Remember to think positively and program yourself for success, not failure.

If you are going to celebrate the New Year according to the Chinese horoscope, you can learn more about oriental teachings - for example, get acquainted with the 15 truths of Tao or figure out feng shui for your rooms. good luck with that, and don't forget to press the buttons and

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