2007-12-27 14:24:26 · 10 answers · asked by abuelamah 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Jade: My husband also celebrates eveything by gambling also....I think it's a Chinese thing for him..
Thank You All for your answers....I enjoy Chinese New Years and celebrate it every year for the last 36 years....I am Spanish my husband is Chinese. We have always did our best to keep our cultures alive for our children and now for our grandchildren.
2007-12-30 19:52:35 · update #1
I haven't in a long time...but I used to take my kids to Chinatown in DC to view the parade, shop at street vendors, eat and watch the performances of the dragons and dancers and musicians
2007-12-28 02:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but a good net friend in Jakarta, Indonesia does, being
chinese. She gathers with her family for dinner and they give
each other red envelopes with money inside, instead of
gifts. I believe they are meant to bring good luck, like the
color red, is.
Sometimes they go to a fancy buffet at a very fashionable
restaurant in Jakarta. And eat from a huge array of dishes
spread out on the buffet tables. The room is draped in red
and gold, from pictures I have seen in the past. From the
food I saw, they had heaping piles of lobster and crab,
and shrimp, and other fish. And then there were the noodle
and rice dishes, and vegitables galore. I guess the idea was
to eat until you couldn't eat more LOL.
2007-12-28 04:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never have- but where I live fireworks are only legal 4 times a year and Chinese New Years is one of them-only I don't think there are more than ten Chinese (or other Asian) persons in the entire state.
2007-12-27 23:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A Chinese couple and their 2 children moved to my town and opened a restaurant - I got a job there, and we became good friends. When the restaurant closed (I guess not many people in this narrow minded town like Chinese food) they moved back to Chicago and we kept in touch until he died, she moved out to CA. During the time that we were friends, they always had us over to celebrate the Chinese new year. Talk about a party !! And Chinese food like you have NEVER seen in a restaurant !! YUMMY !!! I miss them ----
2007-12-28 01:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by bassetfreak 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
febuary 7th will be the new year will be the year of the rat
ox Jan 26th 2009
tiger feb-14th 2010
rabbit feb3rd-2011
dragon jan 23rd 2012
snake feb 10th 2013
horse jan 31st 2014
sheep feb 17 5015 or 19th
monkey feb 8th 2016
roaster jan 28 2017
dog 16th 2018
pig feb 5 2019
they clean the house right be for the new year then they do not sweep for 28 days they put red around the door were new slippers -eat fish
2nd day visit the birth of a parentd pray to the ansters as well as to all gods be extra kind to dogs birthday of the dogs
3rd day visit the dead as well as the living people
4thsames
as the 3rd
5th eat dumplings also the birthday of god of wealth 7th day eat raw fish salid make wishes of wealth and prosperity avoid meat if possible
15th rice ball soup -candles is lit
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------good luck they open the windows and doors considered to bring in good luck
switching on the lights consitered scares away ghohsts and spirits of misfortune of the new year
candy is eaten to consume a sweet new year
ware new pair of slippers because it means to step on people who gossip about you
night befor bath in pamelo leaves says you'll have a healthy for the rest of the year-------------------------------------------
hpoes this helps HAPPY NEW YEARS
2007-12-28 03:59:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maw in her kerchief and me in my cap -- just kick back for a long winters nap (we're usually rudely awakened a week before New Years Eve)
2007-12-28 13:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
by gambling wait i celebrate everything that way
seriously i knew people who did they pass out money in red enevlopes and go to parades and eat fish cause chinesese word (yu) for fish is also word for luck
2007-12-27 22:27:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I visit Chinatown
2007-12-27 22:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES FEBRUARY 7TH 2008.
SAKI, KEMSHEE, FORTUNE COOKIE AND FIREWORKS
2007-12-27 22:49:42 · answer #9 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no cause i'm not chinese.
2007-12-27 22:31:32 · answer #10 · answered by yankeessuckgoredsox 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋