Web2. Putting on New Clothes and Extending New Year Greetings. On the first day of Lunar New Year, Chinese people put on new clothes, and say "gongxi" (恭喜/gong-sshee/literally ‘respectful joy', meaning 'greetings' or … WebIn Chinese culture, the Goat is the symbol of filial piety, as well as purity and kindness. Xiè Zhì (獬豸) is a mythological one-horned goat. It was the assistant of Gāo Yáo (皋陶), god of Justice. Paired with the Celestial Stems (天干 / Tiān gān), there is …

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WebChinese God of Wealth. Falling gold bullions. Chinese God of Wealth, "Cai Shen", is the Chinese god of prosperity worshipped in the Chinese indigenous religion and Taoism. Chinese believe "Cai Shen" will bring them prosperity and luck in a new year, similar to Santa Claus, appear once in a year. Holy Bible and money. WebThe money in red envelopes is also known as 压岁钱 (yā suì qián). Literally, it is “money to anchor the year (s).”. It is also known as “lucky money” or “New Year’s money.”. A lot of thought is put into these red pockets. By … fishing and biodiversity

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WebTang Yuan (汤圆) is a ping-pong shaped "cake" made from glutinous rice flour. The fillings are often bean or nut powder with sugar, cooked and eaten with soup (汤). Tang Yuan (汤圆) in Chinese sounds like Tuan Yuan (团圆) or reunion; so eating glutinous rice balls means family happiness and reunion in the new year. WebYear of the Rabbit. The Rabbit is the fourth of all zodiac animals. Legend has it the Rabbit was proud—arrogant even—of its speed. He was neighbors with Ox and always made fun of how slow Ox was. One day, the Jade Emperor said the zodiac order would be decided by the order in which the animals arrived at his party. Rabbit set off at daybreak. WebCaishen, Wade-Giles romanization Ts’ai Shen, also called Cai Boxing Jun, in Chinese religion, the popular god (or gods) of wealth, widely believed to bestow on his devotees … can a woman be knighted