06 February 2008 @ 09:20 pm
Year of the Rat  
Happy New Year, everyone!

I'm not gonna add the "Chinese" part 'cause it's redundant and inaccurate. I'm sure people can figure it out. Also, as I'm Chinese, it's implied. =P
 
 
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[identity profile] g4bz0r.livejournal.com on February 7th, 2008 04:06 am (UTC)
I made this tonight in Chinese class. I don't think we were told how to pronounce it.

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[identity profile] paakun.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2008 03:39 pm (UTC)
I would guess:
福 fu2

Based on what it looks like and context.
[identity profile] fluffy87.livejournal.com on February 7th, 2008 04:06 am (UTC)
GONG XI FA CAI! :DDD
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[identity profile] suebriquet.livejournal.com on February 8th, 2008 01:08 am (UTC)
Yay! Happy New Year for real! Wait. Why is it inaccurate?
[identity profile] anoudegozaruna.livejournal.com on February 8th, 2008 01:58 am (UTC)
Because I think it's more accurate to mention it as the lunar new year. "Chinese New Year" gives the feeling that only China and Chinese people celebrate it, which is untrue.
[identity profile] suebriquet.livejournal.com on February 8th, 2008 02:34 am (UTC)
Ah I see. That makes sense. I wonder why it's known as the Chinese New Year around here...and on Google.
[identity profile] g4bz0r.livejournal.com on February 8th, 2008 05:52 am (UTC)
(Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year). Everything I say herein is suspect.)

There are other cultures which use lunar calendars, like the Islamic and Hebrew calendars, whose new year's celebrations don't fall on the same day as the Chinese one, so "the lunar new year" is technically ambiguous, where "the Chinese new year" is not. And while the new year's holiday China celebrates is common to many neighboring countries and has recently been popularised in many others worldwide, it would still be fair to name the festivities according to their origin, no?

To be culturally unbiased, let's start calling Western new year's day "the Gregorian new year".
[identity profile] paakun.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2008 03:34 pm (UTC)
I'll show you and celebrate the Julian New Year!