Why do the Chinese celebrate the lunar new year?
Although there are many interesting legends and stories explaining the start of the Chinese New Year festival, the main two reasons for the festival are:
* To celebrate a year of hard work, have a good rest, and relax with
family
* To wish for a lucky and prosperous coming year
Chinese people believe that a good start to the year will lead to a lucky year. Chinese traditionally celebrated the start of a new year of farm work, and wished for a good harvest (when most were farmers). This has now evolved to celebrating the start of a new business year and wishing for profits and success in various vocations.
Source:
http://www.chinahighlights.com/…/special-…/chinese-new-year/
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