Japan Preparing for Lunar New Year 2016 (February 8) !!

[Viet]

Chinese continue to call it Chinese new year. All others call it lunar new year.

Or perhaps call it 'East asian unified new year of the lunar celestial cycle for Cinese, Korean, Japanese, Mongolian and delinquent Vietnamese peoples of peace and prosperity.'

that is not nice. as chinese, you know certainly saying a bad thing to a person at beginning of a new year brings bad omen.

Hahahaha, cute. Until i read the delinquent part. Perhaps a more inclusive one would be:

' Heavenly Celestial Lunar Cycle of the Great East Asian Peoples of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Viet Nam and Singapore'

thanks. by the way, we don´t call chinese new year, but Tet.

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

that is not nice. as chinese, you know certainly saying a bad thing to a person at beginning of a new year brings bad omen.

Apologies, I used the word delinquent on the grounds that I am not sure if Vietnames people consider themselves East Asian. One foot in, one foot out so I have no idea. Perhaps you can enlighten on the matter.

 

[Viet]

Apologies, I used the word delinquent on the grounds that I am not sure if Vietnames people consider themselves East Asian. One foot in, one foot out so I have no idea. Perhaps you can enlighten on the matter.

is it important for you to know if we are east asian or not?

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

that is not nice. as chinese, you know certainly saying a bad thing to a person at beginning of a new year brings bad omen.


thanks. by the way, we don´t call chinese new year, but Tet.

Happy new year to all Vietnamese, good health and prosperity.

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

is it important for you to know if we are east asian or not?

Truth be told, I doubt the people of Vietnam know the answer to my question. Admitting to Confucian culture implicates some other connections to China. On the other hand dennying it destroyes a culturally rich part of yourselves.

Hence, delinquency from Confucian values and east Asia.

Or maybe, Im just coveringg my arse from a previous poor post.

 

[Viet]

Truth be told, I doubt the people of Vietnam know the answer to my question. Admitting to Confucian culture implicates some other connections to China. On the other hand dennying it destroyes a culturally rich part of yourselves.

Hence, delinquency from Confucian values and east Asia.

Or maybe, Im just coveringg my arse from a previous poor post.

I don´t know the answer, or maybe I know it, but don´t want to say, just telling you one thing, even a member of communist party usually has an altar at home, worshipping the forefathers, thanking for the gift of the heaven in the past year, and praying all things will return to good in a new year, repeating 1,000s year old rituals in the days to Tet, such as thanking the kitchen God, thankful for the meals.

 

[Aepsilons]

I don´t know the answer, or maybe I know it, but don´t want to say, just telling you one thing, even a member of communist party usually has an altar at home, worshipping the forefathers, thanking for the gift of the heaven in the past year, and praying all things will return to good in a new year, repeating 1,000s year old rituals in the days to Tet, such as thanking the kitchen God, thankful for the meals.

The heart of what it means to be Confucian is to observe filial piety or what our Chinese friends will refer to as 孝. Xiao or Filial Piety, is the very center of what it means to be Confucian -- which is respect of heirarchy, and the heirarchy of one's loved ones, one's ancestors never leaves us even when their physical being passes this world to the next. Veneration or respect to the elder continues in life as it does in death. This is the trademark, the unmistakable bond of all East Asian Races.

In fact all East Asian societies -- from China, Korea , Japan, Mongolia and Viet Nam observe 孝 , tho in their regional perspectives.

In Greater China (Mainland, Taiwan, HK, Macao, Singapore):

ancestral veneration -- offering obeisance to ancestors who have passed into the realm of Heaven

 

[Aepsilons]

In Japan

In Japan, we refer to filial piety as 親孝行, and we venerate our elders, but also the memory of our deceased loved ones/ ancestors, as well. It is right and act of righteousness.

and visiting our loved ones in their final resting place is a common social gathering especially during anniversaries..

In Korea

Filial piety, which is called 효도 ``hyodo'' in Korean, is defined as supporting and serving one's parents, and is a natural duty of a person. From ages ago, morality in oriental society was derived from the ``hyojae'' of Confucianism. ``Hyojae'' means honoring one's parents and intensifying one's brotherly love toward one's siblings, and represents peace and harmony within the family.

 

[Aepsilons]

I don´t know the answer, or maybe I know it, but don´t want to say, just telling you one thing, even a member of communist party usually has an altar at home, worshipping the forefathers, thanking for the gift of the heaven in the past year, and praying all things will return to good in a new year, repeating 1,000s year old rituals in the days to Tet, such as thanking the kitchen God, thankful for the meals.

My friend, Filial Piety is also a trait in Vietnamese society; your people refer to it as hieu thao

 

[Wolfwind]

Chineseeness is really matter? when people celebrate North East Aisan new year, it's not hard for them to trace back where this celebration originate..by mentioning "Chinese new year" it gave impression that is exclusive to Chinese people only but that fact is Korean, Japan and Vietnam celebrate that since ancient time.

It's my personal opinion ,we don't have to add national element into this celebration day, and as I point out about Chirstmas, when People celebrate it, do they don't care which country it originate from, they just want to be happy. We can do the same

Yes it's important to acknowledge where it comes from because it's like appropriating Chinese characters and then relabelling it as Vietnamese, Korean, or another peripheral Asian entity, which is just deeply insulting.

Like instead of calling it Chinese characters or Hanzi should we call it East Asian characters because it is not exclusive to Chinese? It's the same for Chinese New Year IMO. This PC nonsense is a recent phenomenon and it happened because these peripheral Asians don't want to associate with China but still want to greedily and selfishly enjoy the fruits of Chinese derived culture but what they are doing is desecrating my heritage and ignoring the fact that my ancestors were culture creators, inventors, and thinkers, and sort of implying those cultural relics are indigenous to their population, or they came up with it independently when that is obviously not the case.

 

[Cossack25A1]

My friend, Filial Piety is also a trait in Vietnamese society; your people refer to it as hieu thao

With the exception of the Tsinoy community, it seems we Filipinos are the only ones not having any of East Asian traits due to Spanish-influenced culture and mostly Catholic traditions.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Yes it's important to acknowledge where it comes from because it's like appropriating Chinese characters and then relabelling it as Vietnamese, Korean, or another peripheral Asian entity, which is just deeply insulting.

Like instead of calling it Chinese characters or Hanzi should we call it East Asian characters because it is not exclusive to Chinese? It's the same for Chinese New Year IMO. This PC nonsense is a recent phenomenon and it happened because these peripheral Asians don't want to associate with China but still want to greedily and selfishly enjoy the fruits of Chinese derived culture but what they are doing is desecrating my heritage and ignoring the fact that my ancestors were culture creators, inventors, and thinkers, and sort of implying those cultural relics are indigenous to their population, or they came up with it independently when that is obviously not the case.

I can understand you, but to ask others nations to celebrate "Chinese new Year" as their national day can also consider as insult for their people and national dignity but they couldn't abolished it because it's part of their culture to celebrate this day since the ancient time, so they have to create their own version of "new year". Maybe we came from different region and have different perception but for me we can just be wise enough to open and share our culture to others by have less sentisitve name such Chineseness as prefix.

As example, I don't know where exactily this new year originate in China, let say it's from Hebei, if Heibei people keep insisting that it can't be renarme as "Chinese New year" because it's exclusive to Hebei, do you think the entire Chinese from other regioons of China will celebrate this day? for me it's just local culture

 

[yantong1980]

Happy New year! But Japanese new year already follow Gregorian calendar issued in Meiji era?

 

[Aepsilons]

Happy New Year !!!!!!!!!

 

[Sugarcane]

Happy New Year !!!!