It is based on a calendar called lunisolar, that is, different from ours. It is also known as the spring party (although here we are still in winter) and in fact it is increasingly known worldwide, hence it is not strange to see how in many cities located thousands of kilometers away from the epicenter of The celebration is also celebrated. It is the Chinese New Year, officially to celebrate it on Wednesday and with this celebration The Chinese population arrives at its year 4723.
And now you will ask: And what animal will be the protagonist of this new one that starts today? The answer is The snakewhich happens to the year of the dragon and that precedes the year of the horse, although that party will be in our 2026. That every new Chinese year honors an animal is a tradition that has its origin in the Han Dynasty of the East (25-220) , which established twelve signs of animals as in Spain we “governed” for twelve signs of the western zodiac.
Specifically and instead of Aries, Taurus or Gemini, which makes the Chinese population in its day to day is to use the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the Mono, the rooster, the dog and the pig as the symbols that determine the personality of each citizen depending on the day that is born.
Everything goes back to, always according to a legend, a day in which the very Buddha He demanded before him the presence of all the animals that inhabited the earth … but only twelve came to appear. And they are the ones who would end up starring the signs and, therefore, the different ways of being of the citizens born in the Asian country.
In fact they say that in China you can ask you what animal you are as we would do here when we want to know what sign is someone. What differentiates us from them is that many are unable to know exactly what month exactly a sign of the western zodiac … while Chinese citizens know how old are you tell them what animal you are Because they are able to calculate your age thanks to the fact that they know by heart the succession of the aforementioned twelve animals of the Chinese calendar.
In China, not only is the arrival of the New Year, but also believe that, depending on the day when Nazcas, the horoscope and the animal that are “awarded” can also be defined and your character can much.
How they celebrate it
And where is the famous Chinese New Year … outside China? Well, it is a holiday that every year congregates more adherents, both in countries and Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia or the two Koreas … as in the United States or Spain. In fact, if these days you are for Madrid, Barcelona, León or Palma de Mallorca Do not discard giving yourself with a ride that celebrates the start of a new year.
And what to do, in addition to going out to celebrate the New Year? Because some of the most followed customs by Chinese citizens are Family dinner (pig and fish), clean households, travel, that elderly make gifts to the little ones in the house or Dress up red. Does it sound to you?
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