“If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow
grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of
prosperity, grow people.”
Over the long years of stay of Chinese people in our country,
the culture, traditions and rituals done by Filipinos became evidently
influenced by the said neighboring country.
The bond between the Chinese and the Filipino community is
unbreakable even with the heightened argument between land and sea territories.
It is inevitable for the two to compromise since Filipino- Chinese or Chinoy as
we call it, is one of the largest overseas communities in Southeast Asia.
Believe it or not, but the records show that, Filipinos with
at least some Chinese ancestry- comprise 18- 27 % of the Philippine population,
numbering up to 27 million people.
With such statistics, it is not an extraordinary thing for
Filipinos to pay attention and concern on Chinese issues. But today, as the
Chinese community within the country celebrate for the Spring festival or the
Chinese New Year, the Philippine Government showed their acknowledgement to the
season by making it an official non- working holiday.
In line with the celebration of Chinese New Year, Chinese
and the Chinoys admitted that it has long been celebrated along with
traditions, rituals and a bunch of superstitions.
And so to bring our list to light, here are the ten most
popular Chinese superstitions usually followed during Chinese New Year.
1. A clean home to start
the New Year- Before the exact day of the main
celebration of Chinese New Year, Chinese have to completely clean their houses.
They have to sweep the floors because it is sid that it eliminates the bad
energy from home.
2. Absolutely no
unpleasantries- Everything that happens on the first
day of the New Year must be positive and good because it reflects the rest of
the years. Foul languages and discouraging words should carefully be watched.
3. No ghost stories- During the celebration of Chinese New Year, both children and adults
should refrain from telling ghost stories because they relate to death and
negative energy.
4. Don’t wash your hair-
this is to avoid eliminating good luck
from the body when one washes her/ his hair.
5. Black clothing should
be avoided- Chinese also avoids wearing something black
on New Year, because again, they relate the color to death.
6. Be careful with
crockery- broken crockery equates to extreme bad
luck on New Year’s Day.
7. Don’t cry- Again, it is unpleasant to start the New Year with negative
vibes or anything like that because it is believed to happen for the rest of
the year, so crying will only make you sad whole year long.
8. Wear red- Chinese people believe that red is a lucky color since the
word red sounds like the word lucky in China. Red envelopes with cash are also given to children by their parents as
a reward. Red decorations can also be seen at home.
9. Don’t cut anything- they believe that cutting gives a negative
impact on your fortune and your life.
10.
Using fireworks- it used in accordance with a mythical creature, a half lion and
half dragon monster which is believed to come down from the mountains to scare
the humans. To lit a firecracker symbolizes to frighten this mythical beast and
show that the people are not scared.
Reference:
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/10974271.Chinese_New_Year__top_10_superstitions/
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