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In China, the natives greet each other on the occasion Chinese New Year by wishing Guo Nian Hao, which means Happy New Year. This can be used in the first five days of the Chinese New Year Festival.
Some of the common forms greetings that Chinese greet each other with are: Gōngxǐ fācái; Hokkien Keong hee huat chye which means, "Congratulations and be successful”.Niánnián yǒuyú is a wish for excess and abundant harvests every year.A night before the beginning of the New Year, the children in every household is given money in a red pouch or paper. This is supposed to ward-off evil. People have their own amiable way of wishing one anther Happy Chinese New Year.Some do it by exchanging good words, some by sending Chinese New Year greeting cards, Chinese New Year e-cards and Chinese New Year cards. Forwarding each with Chinese New Year wallpaper is another way of wishing each other good luck on the auspicious occasion.
Public display of fire works by the government is how authority of the country extends their warm wishes to the citizens of China on New Year festival. People over the country wear color Red, which supposedly keeps the evil spirit at bay.
At every nook and corner of the country’s cities bright red banners are posted with the message of FU meaning Good Luck in Chinese. These banners are put up side down intentionally for this grand event of Chinese New Year.
People also invite their kith and kin over lunch and dinner and have a family reunion. During the Chinese New Year Eve and Chinese New Year Day the ancestors and deceased members of the family are prayed by the family to look over their well being. |
