Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Sharon
If you are looking to celebrate “Spring Festival," look no further than Sharon.
Time to break out your lanterns, red clothing and best nian gao recipe—Chinese New Year begins on Sunday, Feb. 10. Due to the track of the new moon, the 2013 Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 10. The holiday is celebrated at the start of the first month of the Chinese calendar, which also uses lunar and solar calendar systems. The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival (marking the end of winter and welcoming the spring), is the most important social and economic holiday in China, according to History.com. It is a time to honor household and heavenly deities and ancestors, and to bring together family for feasting. On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, businesses often light firecrackers in the belief it will bring prosperity and good …
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