KEBUDAYAAN CINA

KEBUDAYAAN CINA

1KEBUDAYAAN KAUM CINA THERE HAVE 7 IMPORTANT FESTIVAL IN CHINESE CULTUREMost of the chinese will celebrate all this 7 festival no matter they are buddhism or christian.All the date of this festival are follow the chinese calender that we called as lunar calender or kalender qamari cina.Dari 5000 tahun dulu,(tamadun huang huo)

JANUARY : THE CHINESE NEW YEARTheChinese New Yearis a fifteen day celebration that falls on a different date each year as it is a combination of lunar and solar movements. It usually falls in the month of January or February. This year marks the Year of the Ox.

CHINESE CALENDER/ kalender qamari cina

TIKUSLEMBUHARIMAUARNABNAGAULARKUDAKAMBINGMONYETAYAMANJINGKHINZIREach animal represent one year.2009 is year of ox, so next year will be ?????JANUARY: LANTERN FESTIVAL ( CHOP GOH MEI)The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of theChinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year.On that night,The girl will throw the orange into the river so that some guy will get it and have a romantic relationship.

APRIL : QING MING Qing Ming, which means clear and bright in Chinese, falls on 5th of April this year. It is a festival when the offspring (keturunan) hold memorial ceremony for the ancestors (nenek moyang). It is a time to express one's grief for his lost relatives and also a reunion for the family members.

MAY: DUMPLIN FESTIVALDragon Boat Festival or dumplin festival is called Duan Wu Jie in Chinese. Jie means festival. The festival is celebrated on the 5th of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

The origin of the festival is that it was a memorondom about a great patriotic poet,Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a poet in dynasty Chu. When Qu Yuan found out that his country have been taken over by the enemy, he was very sad that he jump into the river and dead, when the fishermen knew about these, they go over every river to search for his body, and that s the dragon boat festival came from. The others throw the dumplin into the river so that the fish will not ate the body.

The story about Qu Yuan and this festival have been deeply rooted in Chinese culture, every year on that day the chinese will eat dumplin as a memorondom about it.

JULY: THE CHINESE VALENTINESIn Chinese lunar calendar, 7th of July is regarded as the Chinese Valentines Day. Traditionally it has a special meaning for girls, on which they burn joss sticks to pay their courtesy kesopanan) and obeisance(penghormatan) to gods and beg for a light hand at housework and a perfect match in marriage.

AUGUST: MOONCAKE FESTIVALThe Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th of the 8th lunar month. It's also known as the Mid-autumn Festival. These Chinese culture is deeply imbedded in traditional festivals. Just like Christmas and Thanksgiving in the West, the Moon Festival is one of the most important traditional events for the Chinese.

The moon cake is the food for the Moon Festival. All the family member will eat the moon cake together at night with the full moon in the sky as a simbolic of unity. And the kids will play with their tanglung as a simpbolic of lightening.

November : WINTER SOLSTICE In Chinese lunar calendar, 7th of Nov is regarded as the winter solstice day.

There may be two reasons why the Chinese hold celebrations on this day. One, is that after a hard working year, farmers always take a rest to enjoy their bountiful harvest.

The second reason has to do with the theory of Yin and Yang. In Chinese philosophy, Yin symbolizes the feminine and negative qualities of the universe while Yang the masculine and positive. On the day of the Winter Solstice, the Yin is at its peak with the longest night. From then on, it will give way to the light and warmth of Yang. And the Chinese consider it a right time for optimism and joy.

On that day, we will eat tang yuan as a simbolic of unity.

Chinese belived winter solistic is more important than chinese new year.

Tang yuan Tangyuan is the special food for the Lantern Festival and winter solstic.on the night before winter solstic,every member of the family have to role the tang yuan together as simbolic of unity

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PAPER CUTTINGPaper cutting is a traditional art in China which has been making its way along the route of the long history of paper. The kind of art went after the invention of paper in Han Dynasty, once became one of the main form of arts, and was popular to the people of the time; even in royal families ladies were also judged by the ability at papercut.

No doubt that arts come from life and serve life. Papercuts are very popular in the countryside. The bright colors of red, green or light blue papercuts provide a strong foil to set off a merry atmosphere. So they are often found in wedding ceremonies or festivals in China. And people like to decorate their windows and doors using colorful papercuts.

The Art of Paper Cutting

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CHINESE CALLIGRAPHYThe Chinese Brush Calligraphy is one of the traditional four arts which was important for the Chinese literati and now also as branch of art in worldwide.Calligraphy is so abstract and sublime that in Chinese culture it is universally regarded to be the most revealing power of a person. While one has conformed to the defined structure of words, the expression can be displayed with great creativity by individuals.

The Art of Calligraphy

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