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Layue (simplified Chinese: 腊月; traditional Chinese: 臘月; pinyin: Làyuè) is a term often associated with Chinese New Year as it refers to the sacrifices held in honour of the gods in the twelfth lunisolar month, hence the cured meats of Chinese New Year are known as larou (simplified Chinese: 腊肉; traditional Chinese: 臘肉; pinyin ...
Chinese New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year. Celebrating Chinese New Year's Eve has always been a family matter, it is the reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family. It has evolved over a long period of time. The origin of Chinese New Year's Eve can be traced back to 3500 years ago.
Chinese new year 新正: 新正: Min Nan: sin-chiaⁿ first month of the lunar new year, first day of the lunar new year, Chinese new year sinci: spirit tablet: 神位: 神位: Min Nan: sîn-ūi spirit tablet: singkék: Chinese newcomer (derogative), pure blooded Chinese, i.e. not of mixed ancestry: 新客: 新客: Min Nan: sin-khek: new guest ...
New Year's Day: Tahun Baru Masehi New Year of Gregorian calendar; National public holiday since 1946. January/February Lunar New Year (specifically the Chinese New Year) Tahun Baru Imlek National public holiday since 2003. March Day of Silence: Hari Suci Nyepi National public holiday since 1983. Tahun Baru Saka March/April Good Friday: Wafat ...
For example, kueh genggang (also commonly known as kueh lapis), is a type of multi layered cake, most often eaten during Chinese New Year to symbolise a ladder of continued prosperity. A small number of restaurants serving Nyonya food can be found in Penang and Malacca in Malaysia; and Jakarta, Semarang and Surabaya in Indonesia.
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In the United States of America, Lunar New Year is strongly associated with Chinese Americans and "Chinese New Year" is commonly used as a translation by people of non-Chinese backgrounds. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] Chinese New Year is the official name of the celebration and holiday in some countries such as Singapore , [ 9 ] Brunei , [ 10 ] and Malaysia ...
Date (Chinese calendar) English name Indonesian name Mandarin name Hokkien name Hakka name Remarks 1st date of 1st month Chinese New Year: Tahun Baru Imlek 農曆新年 农历新年 (Nónglì Xīnnián) 1st day of 1st month of Chinese calendar. Public holiday since 2003 15th date of 1st month Lantern Festival: Festival Lampion 元宵節 元宵节