Wishing you prosperous and lucky new year Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Chinese New Year! We wish everyone a great 2013, the year of the Snake! 新年進步 黃慧珊 Happy Spring Festival What is Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is an annual celebration marking the start of the new year according to the chinese lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year always falls in the months of January or February, and each chinese new year is represented by 1 of the 12 creatures of the Chinese Zodiac -- 2012 is the year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival, and in pre-modern times it would signal to farmers in China that they must begin preparation for the sowing of their fields. "The Spring Festival was the product of an agrarian society. The people who were farmers would plant in spring, harvest in autumn, relax a little in summer and rest in winter. The seasons thus became a living cycle and the harvests were dependant on nature." - (Qi Dongye and Lu Xianwen) After Christmas each year, the Christmas decorations come down in all the malls, and are quickly replaced with Chinese New Year decorations of lanterns, cherry blossoms, orange-trees and lots of red colour. In the lead-up to Chinese New Year distinct classical spring festival music is played in public places, most commonly the bowed stringed instrumental style. The most important element of Chinese New Year is the reunion dinner which is held on the eve of the New Year. This is the time when all family members will come for a meal together in the parents or eldest brother's home, or nowadays in restaurants as well. The reunion dinner spread is usually lavish, with multiple courses including dishes of chicken, pork and fish. In Malaysia, a dish called yee sang is the first to be served. Yee sang, also known as the Prosperity Toss, is a teochew-style raw fish salad, and everyone at the table will help to mix this salad with their chop sticks -- with lots of noise, laughter and smiles. The tradition is that the higher you toss the salad, the more your fortunes will grow in the new year. Gift giving is an important component of Chinese New Year in Malaysia, with the most common gift amongst family, colleagues and business contacts being boxes of oranges, or live orange trees. Ang-poh -- little red packets with new currency notes inside -- are given to children single adults and the elderly, and for children this is often the most exciting part of the celebration. A child with many uncles and aunties can potentially collect a lot of money from their ang-poh gifts. The Chinese New Year festivities officially last for 15 days, culminating in Chap Goh Mei -- meaning the 15th night. Chap Goh Mei is celebrated with a family meal, music, and decorations, similar to the reunion dinner. some celebration with taiji wushu Exhilarating in nature and colorful in tradition, Wushu is one of the most visually appealing sports today. Made popular by action films such as 'Hero' and 'Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon', Wushu is an Olympic level sport practiced by the likes of action stars Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Wushu routine (taolu) training comprises of traditional martial arts movements such as punches, kicks, sweeps and blocks. In addition, the routines incorporate the elements of jumps, turns, spins and acrobatics in the most difficult and dramatic fashion. Various Chinese weaponry, choreography and "Shaolin" style forms are taught in this program. Our Wushu program is designed for children, youth and adults looking for a challenge in physical precision with a long-term approach to excellence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB8Wf0ffUks are you ready for great exercises for tendons and bones and for healing come join me in Macau,HK and Zagreb - World Taichi and Qigong Day Healing energy wave Svjetski Taichi i Qigong Dan , val iscjeljujuce energije

• published: 11 Feb 2013
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