Chinese Festivals And Why They Have Them
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Chinese Festivals And Why They
Have ThemBy William Lew
If you want to find out about Chinese
celebrations and some of their history read this article.
When is the Chinese
New Year Chinese new year falls on the second blue
moon after the summer solstice.
The Legend Of Chinese
New Year According to the
legend people were tormented by a monster called Nian with a huge mouth that swallowed humans in one bite .Finally a old man killed it by tricking it in to reality.
Chinese new year is praying for a new good year.
Chinese people would pray to statues and put food next to the statues for fortune
and good luck.
There is a big parade with a huge dragon with dancers
under it.
The Chinese celebrate many holidays which
took place on real days on the Lunar calendar.
The lunar calendar is a calendar that has
important dates on in for Chinese people.