新年快乐 - Page 2

**ScarletSky** · 01-23-2012, 01:02 AM

Regardless, I want my free money.

**Ghakimx** · 01-23-2012, 01:04 AM

Happy CNY! You guys are lucky on the other side of the world because you don't have nearly as much gong-banging and paper burning at my side.

**Gundam-Dude** · 01-23-2012, 01:24 AM

just came back from a temple. got to ring the new year's bell, heh

happy new year all

**LongGone** · 01-23-2012, 02:44 AM

Gong Xi Fa Cai, Happy Chinese New Year!

**VisD** · 01-23-2012, 05:12 AM

Happy Chinese new year all

万事如意!

Izzy · 01-23-2012, 07:33 AM

So on what basis is this considered the start of the year? and why do most variations of the new year fall within 1 month of eachother.

**VisD** · 01-23-2012, 07:56 AM

^It's based on the Chinese calendar. Twelve months as well, but the new year starts on a different day each year

**Cavernio** · 01-23-2012, 08:01 AM

think chinese new year runs on a lunar calendar

new years should happen on the day after the winter solstice, but christmas happens that day instead, so I guess they just pushed it to the start of the month?

Happy new year everyone!

**Reincarnate** · 01-23-2012, 08:11 AM

DAI GUT LAISEE

in b4 someone figures out what I am saying

EzExZeRo7497 · 01-23-2012, 08:36 AM

Happy Chinese New Year!

I should actually work on my Chinese now, I've been failing it for 4 years straight now lmfao

welsh_girl · 01-23-2012, 09:17 AM

Happy New Year!

Get drunk, live it large.

**bmah** · 01-23-2012, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

So on what basis is this considered the start of the year? and why do most variations of the new year fall within 1 month of eachother.

The calendar is based on the lunar cycles and is therefore never aligned with the Gregorian calendar, but can vary anytime within January and February. Each "month" begins with the start of a new lunar cycle, and 12 cycles end up being less than 365 days (the exact number varies each year as well).

**hi19hi19** · 01-23-2012, 09:59 AM

yay lunar new year... eat your "long-life" noodles friends

**hi19hi19** · 01-23-2012, 10:03 AM

btw, language lesson:
新年快樂 Xin Nian Kuai Le (Mandarin) is the most literal way to say "Happy New Year"
This is extremely literal- Xin Nian means New Year, and Kuai Le is happy.
I'm pretty sure in Cantonese it is something like Sun Leen Fai Lok, but I've honestly never heard this said.
The characters in the title of this thread, 新年快乐, are the simplified version of this.

Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) and Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese) is a more traditional, less literal way to greet the new year.
Translated it is something along the lines of "May prosperity be with you", as Gong Xi means to wish, and Fa Cai means to make money.
Written: 恭禧發財
Simplified: 恭禧发财

The Lunar New Year is most commonly associated with the Chinese among westerners (probably due to the popularity of the holiday in western Chinese restaurants), but many other cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year as well: (some are actually based on a lunisolar calendar, but these tend to fall very near to the same day on the Gregorian calendar)
Chinese New Year
Korean New Year (Seol-nal, 설날)
Tết, Vietnamese New Year
Japanese New Year (before 1873)
Losar, Tibetan New Year
Tsagaan Sar, Mongolian New Year (lunisolar)

themoreyouknow.jpg

**Reincarnate** · 01-23-2012, 10:11 AM

Xin = new
Nian = year
Kuai le = Happy/merry

Gong xi = congratulations/wishing of joy
Fa cai = Make money/become rich

edit: fack beat me to it. qing ni da wo de pigu

**hi19hi19** · 01-23-2012, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

qing ni da wo de pigu

lmfao that's quite an interesting insult

If you want to, feel free to explain the tradition of Hong Bao...

EzExZeRo7497 · 01-23-2012, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

qing ni da wo de pigu

lmao

**Reincarnate** · 01-23-2012, 10:33 AM

I'm not asian so I don't know/I'm not familiar with the "tradition" of hong bao per se -- but my girlfriend is Chinese -- so we'll go to her parents' place where a bunch of family has gotten together to eat a toooonnnn of food for Chinese New Year. During that time, everyone gives each other red envelopes containing money (as far as I can tell it's largely from the older/married people down to the younger unmarried people).

I don't know the origin of the tradition but in all honesty, every single Chinese custom I've encountered so far is some form of perpetuating good luck and/or warding off evil influence/spirits, so I imagine it's alone those same lines. It's basically a small jump-start for the new year.

**MikeShinoda12345** · 01-23-2012, 10:53 AM

got 14600 NT today. woot.

**Reincarnate** · 01-23-2012, 11:00 AM

14600 New Taiwan dollars = 487.3159 US dollars

01-23-2012, 01:02 AM	#21
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01-23-2012, 01:04 AM	#22
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01-23-2012, 01:24 AM	#23
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01-23-2012, 05:12 AM	#25
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01-23-2012, 07:33 AM	#26
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 35 Posts: 9,195	Re: 新年快乐 So on what basis is this considered the start of the year? and why do most variations of the new year fall within 1 month of eachother.

01-23-2012, 07:56 AM	#27
VisD FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,196	Re: 新年快乐 ^It's based on the Chinese calendar. Twelve months as well, but the new year starts on a different day each year

01-23-2012, 08:01 AM	#28
Cavernio sunshine and rainbows Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 1,987	Re: 新年快乐 think chinese new year runs on a lunar calendar new years should happen on the day after the winter solstice, but christmas happens that day instead, so I guess they just pushed it to the start of the month? Happy new year everyone!

01-23-2012, 08:11 AM	#29
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: 新年快乐 DAI GUT LAISEE in b4 someone figures out what I am saying

01-23-2012, 08:36 AM	#30
EzExZeRo7497 ⠀ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Singapore, SG Age: 28 Posts: 6,858	Re: 新年快乐 Happy Chinese New Year! I should actually work on my Chinese now, I've been failing it for 4 years straight now lmfao

01-23-2012, 09:17 AM	#31
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01-23-2012, 09:59 AM	#33
hi19hi19 lol happy Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DESTINY Age: 35 Posts: 12,194	Re: 新年快乐 yay lunar new year... eat your "long-life" noodles friends __________________

01-23-2012, 10:03 AM	#34
hi19hi19 lol happy Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DESTINY Age: 35 Posts: 12,194	Re: 新年快乐 btw, language lesson: 新年快樂 Xin Nian Kuai Le (Mandarin) is the most literal way to say "Happy New Year" This is extremely literal- Xin Nian means New Year, and Kuai Le is happy. I'm pretty sure in Cantonese it is something like Sun Leen Fai Lok, but I've honestly never heard this said. The characters in the title of this thread, 新年快乐, are the simplified version of this. Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) and Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese) is a more traditional, less literal way to greet the new year. Translated it is something along the lines of "May prosperity be with you", as Gong Xi means to wish, and Fa Cai means to make money. Written: 恭禧發財 Simplified: 恭禧发财 The Lunar New Year is most commonly associated with the Chinese among westerners (probably due to the popularity of the holiday in western Chinese restaurants), but many other cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year as well: (some are actually based on a lunisolar calendar, but these tend to fall very near to the same day on the Gregorian calendar) Chinese New Year Korean New Year (Seol-nal, 설날) Tết, Vietnamese New Year Japanese New Year (before 1873) Losar, Tibetan New Year Tsagaan Sar, Mongolian New Year (lunisolar) themoreyouknow.jpg __________________ Last edited by hi19hi19; 01-23-2012 at 10:13 AM..

01-23-2012, 10:11 AM	#35
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: 新年快乐 Xin = new Nian = year Kuai le = Happy/merry Gong xi = congratulations/wishing of joy Fa cai = Make money/become rich edit: fack beat me to it. qing ni da wo de pigu

01-23-2012, 10:33 AM	#38
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: 新年快乐 I'm not asian so I don't know/I'm not familiar with the "tradition" of hong bao per se -- but my girlfriend is Chinese -- so we'll go to her parents' place where a bunch of family has gotten together to eat a toooonnnn of food for Chinese New Year. During that time, everyone gives each other red envelopes containing money (as far as I can tell it's largely from the older/married people down to the younger unmarried people). I don't know the origin of the tradition but in all honesty, every single Chinese custom I've encountered so far is some form of perpetuating good luck and/or warding off evil influence/spirits, so I imagine it's alone those same lines. It's basically a small jump-start for the new year. Last edited by Reincarnate; 01-23-2012 at 10:39 AM..

01-23-2012, 10:53 AM	#39
MikeShinoda12345 \(^o^)/ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Age: 29 Posts: 1,890	Re: 新年快乐 got 14600 NT today. woot.

01-23-2012, 11:00 AM	#40
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: 新年快乐 14600 New Taiwan dollars = 487.3159 US dollars

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