TraditionsAlyssa+Krahn

﻿ ﻿ ~Traditions~ The Chinese dont celebrate all the same holidays as us. Instead they have many other holidays, that they celebrate very differently than us. Some of their holidays are so important you can get fined by not follwing the full tradition!


 * By Alyssa Krahn ||
 * China ||

~Weddings~


 * By what religion you are. You share your wedding with family by celebrating someone elses wedding at the same time! || [[image:2631196545_6a02155352.jpg width="203" height="144"]] ||
 * At weddings you celebrate it with the colors red, yellow and white, the colors of the Chinese flag || [[image:7E78E662-2752-43A3-9705-EB9FABB8391A.jpg width="124" height="90"]] ||
 * The brides and grooms family shower each other with presents intill they meet 1 month before the wedding. Then they approve of who there daughter or son will be marrying. And proceed with the betrothal after the betrothal they prepare for the wedding by installing the bridal bed, a new purchased bed for fertile. The children would jump on the bed with fruits and lotus scattered on top for good luck to the soon to be newley weds. Then on the day of the wedding the ceremonies begin by the hair dressing ritual. After the wedding the bride is taken to the grooms house on a seden chair, a colorful chair that symbolizes love. And then they`re supposed to live happily ever after. || [[image:Gbride.jpg width="256" height="156"]] ||
 * Even though that doesnt always work. Most marriages have lots of fights cause of money! In China theres usually 2nd wives and secret mistresses. But the odd thing is that only 0.02% get divorced! || 0.02% ||

~New Year~
 * The Chinese new year is supported by the lunar calender || [[image:MoonDetail.gif width="212" height="128"]] ||
 * New Year in China is either in January or Febuary. || [[image:January-Calendar1.jpg width="75" height="117"]] [[image:stock-vector-a-february-calendar-showing-the-th-prominently-42379060.jpg width="100" height="140"]] ||
 * New Year to China is very important they celebrate it for weeks! The children get a month off of school! and adults get a week of labor, a week off of work || [[image:NoSchool.gif width="131" height="210"]] [[image:no-work.jpg width="141" height="163"]] ||
 * Chinese start out by giving there house a though cleaning, hoping to sweep away bad fortune. People usually redo there windows and doors by painting them in a reddish color, they also embroider the walls with a new wallpaper. Later in the day at night is one the fun begins, for supper they have a feast with all family members coming together to reunite. The Chinese have certain foods they eat that night like dumplings boiled in water, moon cakes, and noodles. After dinner they will stay up and play cards, watch T.V programs that are dedicated to the occasion. A tradition they do in China on New Years is that they keep every light on in there house. At midnight the whole sky will light up with fireworks. The next morning the children wake up and receive there gifts which is usually money wrapped up in red paper. After everyone has woken up, which is early on new years day. They greet all there relatives and neighbors, by singing and greeting. Then for the rest of the week gifts are exchanged in China.

﻿~Religious holidays~ ﻿ ﻿Theres many religious holidays in China like.... Tibetan New year, Christmas, Guanins Birthday and much more. ﻿ ||



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 * Tibetan new year is a 3 day event in late march and in celebrated by Tibetans, Mongolians and Buddist. Its a time to prayar and its a few weeks after the origianal New year. || [[image:losar-tibetan-new-year-01_leading.jpg width="200" height="167"]] ||
 * Christams is celebrated differently than here. In China They still put up christmas trees, decorations, and exchange presents but there is no santa claus. || [[image:chinese_christmas_tree.jpg width="126" height="221"]] ||
 * Guanins Birthday is celebrating a god and what he did for there country. Guanins Birthday is celebrated by buddhist. || [[image:Prayer_in_chinese_temple.jpg width="205" height="121"]] ||