Have you ever wondered how other countries are celebrating the same exact holiday as you are? Well in “Fish Cheeks” the mom invited over a family for a Christmas Eve dinner. The main character was not happy about them coming over because she wants to be like all of her friends and doesn’t want to be different. “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside. But inside you must always be Chinese” (Tan). Just because the Chinese Christmas Eve is different from the American Christmas Eve doesn’t mean its not celebrated wrongly. The Chinese New Year and the American New Year are perfect examples of the same holiday celebrated differently, but still equally as important.
The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday celebrated …show more content…
Most of the Chinese people get off work on New Years Eve to the sixth day of the Chinese New Year. This holiday is always celebrated with their family. Everyone in the family is expected to be around a round table eating the most important dinner of the year, the Reunion Dinner (Annie Wu). It is a tradition for families to make dumplings together because they say “it brings good fortune to the household”. Chinese families also eat long noodles and say “if you want to live a long life don’t cut the noodles while eating them”. For the Chinese New Year almost everyone does the exact same thing; they decorate, watch a special show, and even attend the same events (History.com). Having plants in the house is very important because it symbolizes regrowth and a new growth to a new year. (Web.uvic.ca). A lot of families watch CCTV New Year Gala while eating dinner. Staying up till midnight and going to listen to hear the New Year bells is a very common thing to do in China. Most of the Chinese population will go to large squares or temples. The Chinese culture believes the bells bring good fortune and drive away all the bad luck (Annie Wu). The American New Year is very popular, but there aren’t as many traditions or customs as there
The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday celebrated …show more content…
Most of the Chinese people get off work on New Years Eve to the sixth day of the Chinese New Year. This holiday is always celebrated with their family. Everyone in the family is expected to be around a round table eating the most important dinner of the year, the Reunion Dinner (Annie Wu). It is a tradition for families to make dumplings together because they say “it brings good fortune to the household”. Chinese families also eat long noodles and say “if you want to live a long life don’t cut the noodles while eating them”. For the Chinese New Year almost everyone does the exact same thing; they decorate, watch a special show, and even attend the same events (History.com). Having plants in the house is very important because it symbolizes regrowth and a new growth to a new year. (Web.uvic.ca). A lot of families watch CCTV New Year Gala while eating dinner. Staying up till midnight and going to listen to hear the New Year bells is a very common thing to do in China. Most of the Chinese population will go to large squares or temples. The Chinese culture believes the bells bring good fortune and drive away all the bad luck (Annie Wu). The American New Year is very popular, but there aren’t as many traditions or customs as there