Every country has their own holiday system. Different countries have different holidays.

There are also some common holidays that people celebrate around the world, such as Christmas and New Year. Different countries have their own definition of the New Year. Therefore, they celebrate their own New Year, not only on the first day of January, but also on a certain day or days every year. A good example is the Chinese New Year. Do you know when the Chinese New Year is? How long do Chinese people celebrate their New Year? Have you ever see how the Chinese celebrate their own New Year? Chinese celebrate their own New Year in a unique way. First of all, Chinese people have celebrated their New Year as a spring festival for thousands of years. It's a time for families and friends to visit. Since Chinese culture has a very long history, there is a very traditional way of celebrating the New Year. They also developed their own calendar system called the Lunar Calendar. The Chinese New Year appears very changeable from day to day every year, because it is based on this calendar. A long time ago, most of the people in China were farmers. Every day life followed the cycles of planting and harvest. The New Year's festival was held after the fall harvest and before the start of the spring planting season. The Lunar Calendar, based on the moon, begins in a month with a new moon. The Chinese New Year is the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, and it lasts for fifteen days until the full moon. Each year the holiday falls sometime between January 21 and February 19. This year, the Chinese New Year is going to be on February 16. Chinese people also developed twelve different animals to stand for each year. After twelve years, the cycle of animals begins again. The animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. This year is the Year of the Rabbit, and according to the Chinese... _________________________________________________________________________ Chinese New Year is really just around the corner. The Chinese will definitely be busy running errands to make sure that the Chinese New Year celebration is well prepared. Some may choose to start as early as a month before the celebration which also means the last month in the Lunar Calendar. This way, they get to plan things they need to have for the celebration and slowly distributing the tasks among the family members and then carry them out. Since Chinese New Year is the most important celebration among the Chinese, the celebration is always a grand one where family members gather around the house to eat, chat and play. Noises are definitely one thing that will not be missed during the celebration. If you are thinking Chinese New Year is only a day or two celebration or only over the weekend, then you are very wrong. The Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year for a full 15 days and 16 days if Chinese New Year Eve is counted. But it makes no different because the mood can be felt when shops started selling Chinese New Year goods, restaurant started promoting their Chinese New Year menu, the shopping malls started to have Chinese New Year performance. It is the festive season love by everyone. Lets get rolling on with the preparation needed for Chinese New Year. First in the list is the spring cleaning. Since Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival, spring cleaning is normally used to indicate that the whole house must be thoroughly clean to usher in the brand new year. Every corner of the house will be clean and dust free. Old good that are not of use anymore will be thrown away or given out as second hand items. Take is as the yearly charity event for your family. When cleaning is done, decorate the house with the Chinese New Year decoration, the auspicious home decoration in order to bring your family a prosperous and well being year. The decorations can include paper cut outs, cut outs from red packet, red lanterns, prosperous orange tree,...

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Introduction (j xing ha) also known as Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival for the Chinese. This festival begins on the first day of the first month ( : zhng yu ) in the lunisolar Chinese calendar and ends 15 days later. Some might be confused why Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. This is because the Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. Chinese New Year is mainly celebrated in countries with significant Han Chinese populations. For example, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Before celebrating the Chinese New Year festival, important preparations must be done. The preparation begins two weeks before the Chinese New Year. This includes days such as Birthday of the Land Deity (16th Day of the 12th Month), Sending of the Kitchen God (24th Day of the 12th Month), Chinese New Year Shopping (25th Day of the 12th Month until Chinese New Year Eve), Spring Cleaning (28th Day of the 12th Month) and Chinese New Year Eve (29th or 30th Day of the 12th Month). At the stroke of midnight, Chinese New Year is greeted by loud firecrackers signifying a new year. On this day several taboos must be followed. For example, family members cannot do any cleaning on this day as it is believed that cleaning clean away all the good luck. Windows and doors can be seen decorated with paper cuts and couplets with auspicious sayings such as happiness, wealth, longevity. Chinese New Year is all a new beginning and family unity. Hence, all grudges or debt are forgiven and paid off... _____________________________________________________________________________________ Every country has their own holiday system. Different countries have different holidays. There are also some common holidays that people celebrate around the world, such as Christmas and New Year. Different countries have their own definition of the New Year. Therefore, they celebrate their own New Year, not only on the first day of January, but also on a certain day or days every year. A good example is the Chinese

New Year. Do you know when the Chinese New Year is? How long do Chinese people celebrate their New Year? Have you ever see how the Chinese celebrate their own New Year? Chinese celebrate their own New Year in a unique way. First of all, Chinese people have celebrated their New Year as a spring festival for thousands of years. It's a time for families and friends to visit. Since Chinese culture has a very long history, there is a very traditional way of celebrating the New Year. They also developed their own calendar system called the Lunar Calendar.

The Chinese New Year appears very changeable from day to day every year, because it is based on this calendar. A long time ago, most of the people in China were farmers. Every day life followed the cycles of planting and harvest. The New Year's festival was held after the fall harvest and before the start of the spring planting season. The Lunar Calendar, based on the moon, begins in a month with a new moon. The Chinese New Year is the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, and it lasts for fifteen days until the full moon. Each year the holiday falls sometime between January 21 and February 19. This year, the Chinese New Year is going to be on February 16. Chinese people also developed twelve different animals to stand for each year. After twelve years, the cycle of animals begins again. The animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. This year is the Year of the Rabbit, and according to the Chinese... _____________________________________________________________________________________ My Family Tradition During Chinese New Year Chinese are rich in culture. They have a lot of superstitious beliefs and new year traditions. Chinese New Year is a huge event for all Chinese people including my family. The festival begins on the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with the Lantern Festival which is on the fifteenth day. The entire attention of the household was fixed on the celebration. During this time, my parent's business life came nearly to a stop. Home and family were the principal focuses. During Chinese New year, big family reunions are very significant because we have quality time together with our entire family, sharing joy and good times. It is the Chinese New Year tradition that every family gives its house a thorough cleaning, hoping to sweep away all the ill-fortune there may have been in the family to make way for the wishful in-coming good luck. People normally decorate their doors and window-panes using red color ornaments. They decorate the doors and windows with paper-cuts and couplets with the very popular theme of happiness, wealth, and longevity. Offering various kind of foods at the altar of ancestors was the normal things to do during Chinese New year in the past. Moreover, the most significant part during Chinese New Year celebration is none other than the Chinese New Year eve. The night before the Chinese New Year are the time when my extended family gathers together at my grandparents house. Together, we decorate our grandparent house with red color and we put oranges or tangerines around the entire house. Oranges and tangerines make us think about at Chinese New Year celebration because both of the fruits represent prosperity. The luxury dinner is the one of the most important rituals during New Year eve. It normally takes several hours or several days for the family members to prepare the dishes. Roast duck, crispy...

________________________________________________________________________________ Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: ; pinyin: zhng yu) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year's Eve is known as Chx. It literally means "Year-pass Eve". Red packets almost always contain money, usually varying from a couple of dollars to several hundred. Per custom, the amount of money in the red packets should be of even numbers, as odd numbers are associated with cash given during funerals ( : Bai Jin). One exception is the number four as it is considered bad luck, because the word for four is a homophone for death, money in red envelopes never adds up to $4. However, the number 8 is considered lucky (for its homophone for "wealth"), and $8 is commonly found in the red envelopes. Sometimes chocolate coins are found in the red packets.Odd and even numbers are determined by the first digit, rather than the last. Thirty and fifty, for example, are odd numbers, and are thus appropriate as funeral cash gifts. However, it is common and quite acceptable to have cash gifts in a red packet using a single bank note with ten or fifty yuan bills used frequently.The act of requesting for red packets is normally called (Mandarin): , . (Cantonese):. A married person would not turn down such request as it would mean that he or she would be "out of luck" in the new year. While this practice is common in South China, in the North people give cash without any cover to their sons and daughters, nephews and nieces, and children of their relatives and friends. Unlike the South, it is common for people give 50, 100 or even more, odd or even numbers are not taken into consideration anymore. n ________________________________________________________________________________ A special event recognizes a unique moment in time with ceremony and ritual to satisfy specific needs (Goldblatt, 1997). There are many different types of event, taking place in different settings and on every scale. There are personal event, private events, commercial events and public events. The reason for choosing the Chinese New Year event is that it is a big event in my home country. It represents the history and culture from thousand year ago in China. In this report, it covers certain dimensions: the background, rise in the event industry, event as a role in the society, positive and negative aspects and the conclusion. Background

The Chinese New Year festival, also named as the Lunar New Year festival, is based on the Lunar calendar. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the full moon on fifteen days later. The calendar is a combination of lunar and solar movement, so the Chinese New Year falls on different day in each year. (Chinese New Year Celebration, 2007) There is a legend behind this festival. It states that in a thousand of years ago, a cruel monster, Nien, eats people on the New Years Eve. To prevent this from happening, every citizens stick red paper in front of the door, light up fires and set of firecrackers as Nien is afraid of red color, lights and noises. In the early next day, the Nien has kept away and people start celebrating. (History of Chinese New Year, 2005) Rise of this event industry From that day onwards, Chinese people developed a tradition for celebrating the coming of the New Year and the start of Spring. From the past until now, family members have been gathered for reunion and join to have a meal together on the Chinese New Year night. Chinese people have a traditional saying that being awake all night during the New Years Eve will help the parents to stay in a longer life. In the past, people in China celebrate the New Year by making jianzi, a Chinese... ____________________________________________________________________________________

Christmas is a time of year that has immense meaning to many, is a cause for great emotion and joy. It is a celebration of a time of year, and this celebration has been going on for centuries. It is possible that in your time at university or college, that you may be asked to write an essay on Christmas. Where to begin this can be hard, knowing what to research and what to look for can be difficult. Theres a wealth of information available, and quite a few of what is said may come as a shock to some people. Pick a Topic on Christmas When starting your essay, figure out what area of Christmas you will be focusing on. Some ideas include the history of Christmas, its basis on religion, where certain parts of the Christmas celebration come from (The giving of presents, the Christmas tree, Santa Claus etc.), or perhaps a look at Christmas for people who arent religious or follow a different religion to the mainstream which, in some societies, follow Christmas fervently. There are many areas and facets to Christmas that many dont realise, so try to find an area or topic that many of your fellow students wont be doing. This will help you to stand above the pack even before youve written a word. Research and Be Willing To Learning Something New When researching Christmas, look into the area you have chosen. If you have chosen the history of Christmas, read back as far as you can. Some parts of Christmas were taken from Pagan rituals, not all were based upon Christianity. Dont be afraid to learn something new from what information you have in front of you, and dont let previous beliefs or biases get in your way of new knowledge or understandings. Research thoroughly, and see if any points come up a few times in different texts. Dont Let Biases Get in Your Way For some people, it can be hide to keep biases and certain beliefs out of the essay. Some Christians may find it hard to swallow that some traditions come from other religions outside of Christianity. For a non-believer, they may speak rather negatively about the whole celebration. Do not let biases stand in your way.

Essay Introduction: Christmas is the most important festival of the Christians. Christmas is same for them what Diwali for the Hindus Idd for Muslims. It is celebrated on the 25th December every year with great pomp and show. Why it is celebrated: This festival is celebrated in the memory of the day on which Christ was born. Christ was the founder of Christianity. It is believed that he was sent to this world to save mankind. Description of the Celebration: Great preparations are made for the occasion. All houses and churches are cleaned and white washed. The walls are decorated with paper flowers, pictures, looking glasses and the wall buntings. All the Christians rich or poor, young or old take part in it. The shopkeepers who sell Christmas cards and Christmas presents decorate their shops with beautiful pictures and toys. They do so to attract people to their shop. Planting of the Christmas tree:

The most important part of the festival is the planting of the Christmas tree. A large branch of the tree is cut down. It is planted in one corner of the house. Then this branch is decorated with little toys such as dolls, birds, flowers etc. At night candles and electric bulbs are lighted on its twigs. The Christmas tree looks very bright and beautiful. Prayers and Exchange of Presents: Then in the night all the children of the house are called in. All sing songs and offer prayer to God who sent his Son, Christ to earth to remove all sins and sufferings. After the prayer all the members of the house and guests are given. Christmas presents. Christmas cards, pictures, books and sweets are sent to friends and realities. Feats and Dramatic Performances: Then big feats are arranged. Delicious dishes are served before all. The house wife looks very important figure. She entertains all the guests. People prepare best food they can offer on that day. After, the feast is over all members take part in music. They dance and sing at night. Then the festival comes to a close. All gather in the church to pray God that they may led a happy life in the coming year. Conclusion: Christmas is a festival of rejoicing to the Christians all over the world. In the days of British rule all the schools and colleges are closed for fifteen days on the occasion of this festival.

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Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday observed mostly on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The date is not known to be the actual birth date of Jesus, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed Jesus had been conceived, the date of the winter solstice on the ancient Roman calendar, or one of various ancient winter festivals. Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. Although nominally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians,and many of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (or Santa Claus) is a popular folklore figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and nonChristians, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.

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