Discover how the Chinese unleash their creativity with the arrival of their New Year in the form of arts and craft items.
The Chinese have been making use of the lunar calendar for centuries. There are many important days in the Chinese calendar but maybe there is no event more popular and important for the Chinese as is the Chinese New Year.
Just to make it obvious the Chinese New Year does not begin on the first of January. Their New Year is dependent upon the cycles of the moon so it falls on a totally different date than the Gregorian solar calendar.
The festival of the Chinese New year is a time of celebration for the Chinese. The festive spirit is on high during the season and there is lots of activity going on in the streets of China. Over the years the Chinese have developed many traditions associated with the coming of the New Year and amongst them is a vast collection of Chinese New Year crafts.
Amongst the various celebrations with feasts and firecrackers there is also Chinese New Year crafts which are certainly a colorful addition to this festivity. They are a ideal example of the creativity and talent of the Chinese people.
The New Year displays a whole lot of varied events such as firework show, the exchange of gifts and the festival of lantern. Everyday has its own range of Chinese objects which are meant to signify the event of the day. These Chinese crafts sell out easily during the New Year season.
All New Years in China is represented by an animal sign, naturally the Chinese New Year crafts too represent the animal in all their crafts. This practice has some useful purposes in Chinese society.
First and foremost, this is a way of keeping the ancient Chinese culture alive. Besides, there are a lot of artists and craftsmen who get a chance to reveal their skill and also get a good market to make their works commercially viable and do a lot of business during the festival.
The most useful quality of the Chinese New Years craft is that they make fabulous New Year presents which the Chinese give to each other. Another great purpose that they serve is the animal crafts which are gifted to the people who were born in the present animal year.
It is not true that the New Year crafts only cater to the animal symbols. In fact there is a broad spectrum of crafts that are specially made around this time and there is an interesting and wonderful set of fireworks that also belong to the New Year crafts collection.
Lantern crafts of various kinds are another special New Year variety. The Chinese are into the habit of fortune telling and various such crafts telling you about the fortune that is to come your way in the coming year can all be seen being sold in the market. There are a bundle of craft items especially catering to the kids as well during this time of the year. - 30294
The Chinese have been making use of the lunar calendar for centuries. There are many important days in the Chinese calendar but maybe there is no event more popular and important for the Chinese as is the Chinese New Year.
Just to make it obvious the Chinese New Year does not begin on the first of January. Their New Year is dependent upon the cycles of the moon so it falls on a totally different date than the Gregorian solar calendar.
The festival of the Chinese New year is a time of celebration for the Chinese. The festive spirit is on high during the season and there is lots of activity going on in the streets of China. Over the years the Chinese have developed many traditions associated with the coming of the New Year and amongst them is a vast collection of Chinese New Year crafts.
Amongst the various celebrations with feasts and firecrackers there is also Chinese New Year crafts which are certainly a colorful addition to this festivity. They are a ideal example of the creativity and talent of the Chinese people.
The New Year displays a whole lot of varied events such as firework show, the exchange of gifts and the festival of lantern. Everyday has its own range of Chinese objects which are meant to signify the event of the day. These Chinese crafts sell out easily during the New Year season.
All New Years in China is represented by an animal sign, naturally the Chinese New Year crafts too represent the animal in all their crafts. This practice has some useful purposes in Chinese society.
First and foremost, this is a way of keeping the ancient Chinese culture alive. Besides, there are a lot of artists and craftsmen who get a chance to reveal their skill and also get a good market to make their works commercially viable and do a lot of business during the festival.
The most useful quality of the Chinese New Years craft is that they make fabulous New Year presents which the Chinese give to each other. Another great purpose that they serve is the animal crafts which are gifted to the people who were born in the present animal year.
It is not true that the New Year crafts only cater to the animal symbols. In fact there is a broad spectrum of crafts that are specially made around this time and there is an interesting and wonderful set of fireworks that also belong to the New Year crafts collection.
Lantern crafts of various kinds are another special New Year variety. The Chinese are into the habit of fortune telling and various such crafts telling you about the fortune that is to come your way in the coming year can all be seen being sold in the market. There are a bundle of craft items especially catering to the kids as well during this time of the year. - 30294
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