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Lunar New Year is the most important celebration of the Chinese. Lunar New Year partying begin on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: Zheng yue) in the Chinese almanac and ends with Cap Go Meh 十五 冥 元宵节 in the fifteenth date (at the time of full moon). Lunar New Year's Eve is known as Chúxī which means "New Year's Eve."
 
In China, customs and traditions associated with the celebration of the Lunar New Year is very diverse. However, all of which share many common themes such as the banquet dinner on New Year's Eve, and the ignition of fireworks. Although the Lunar calendar is traditionally do not use numbers but in fact the year, Chinese agenda outside China often numbered from government Huangdi. At least now there are three years numbered 1 are used by various experts, so that by the year 2009 AD "The Year of the Chinese" could be the year 4707, 4706, or 4646.
 
Celebrated in areas with a population of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for Chinese people and have influence in the new year celebrations in China's geographic neighbors, as well as Chinese culture with interacting widespread. These include Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, and Japan (before 1873). In Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and other countries or regions with significant ethnic Han population, the Lunar New Year is also celebrated, and in various degrees, have become part of traditional culture of these countries.

Every celebration of the spread of any religion, always be full of meaning for adherents and also felt for other nearby communities. Rhythms of everyday life turned into an exciting momentum. Ritualism Cultural and then load the economic dimension. Race or ethnic Chinese Confucian wander wherever they will be back together in the family (ladies yuan).
 
Welcoming the Chinese New Year 2560, various preparations are made in the family and within the Chinese community. Dinner with a spiritual tradition and institutionalized in the family. Dingkis fish that spawn at a price hundreds of thousands of perkilo into the main menu. Mandarin oranges into an ornamental and fruit Lunar marker, various sizes and taste the cake bakol presented. The houses are decorated with knick-knacks Lunar. Culture of giving in the form of red angpao enliven the atmosphere then this red paper hung from trees angpao (liu yin). Fifteen days in an atmosphere of happiness until the 15 th Lunar (stamp go me) also celebrated sense of spirituality and ritual which is expected tomorrow better. Image of the god of money is always the bearer of good fortune purified. Performed clean-up action in places of worship or home, for cheap sustenance and business luck. Divination fortune in the years 2009 through sio birth gives special meaning to live more cautiously.

Chinese Lunar New Year indeed. But the phrase "gong xi fa suey", which many heard or taped during the Lunar New Year which this year falls on Monday (26 / 1), does not mean "happy new year".

As written in the Daily Express newspaper, which most Chinese readers tribe in Sabah, Malaysia, "gong xi fa suey" means "congratulations and hopefully prosper."

Sometimes the words "gong xi fa suey" is written in another way because of different spelling and dialect. For example, the "snail Hee Huat chie" (Hokkien), "kung hei fat choi" (Cantonese or Hong Kong), or a "kung hei fat choi" (Hakka).

Although his writing seemed far from another dialect, but I read a "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is not much different from the others namely: "kung shi fa Tsai." This is because the letter "g" in the official spelling is pronounced "k", "x" is pronounced "sh", and "c" is pronounced "ts".For comparison, the word "kung fu" usual known in Indonesia, the official spelling of Mandarin becomes "Gongfu".

"Gong xi fa suey" was use by Hanyu Pinyin Mandarin, Latin letters spelling used officially in China, Taiwan, and Singapore. Who else uses dialect spelling unofficial Wade-Giles.
 
For children, speech which is used even longer. They will say "gong xi fa suey, hong bao na lai" (kung shi fa Tsai, ang pao na lai) which means "congratulations and prosper, bring me ang pao".

For Chinese children, Chinese New Year is like Lebaran, time to collect angpao. Greeting "gong xi fa suey" are interchangeable when the Lunar since ribuah years ago.

 
Just remember, the Chinese calendar is now 26 centuries old, older than the sixth century AD dating.
Happy Chinese New Year feast for the celebration. Chinese New Year celebrations so special this time, the right on February 14, 2010, in conjunction with Valentines Day, Valentine's Day. Thanks to the love and the struggle of (late) KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), while it was the 4th president of the Republic of Indonesia, ethnic Chinese in Indonesia can celebrate the Lunar New Year by openly without threat.

Every Chinese New Year celebration, indirectly, has reopened the dark history of ethnic Chinese in this country which has historical roots from the time before European settlement, particularly in the colonial period.

Traces of this very strong dark-rooted, even in the reign of President Sukarno to sign an agreement with People's Republic of China (PRC) on April 22, 1955. The agreement resulted Act No. 2 of 1958 on Dwikewarganegaraan. All the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia indirectly have become or should choose to become Indonesian citizens.

So the Chinese New Year celebration this time led sensitive to the social reality of nationalism that was tergonjang-ganjing with the injustice that happened today.

It is expected that the ethnic Chinese growing love for this nation. The injustice of having experienced ethnic Chinese in the New Order regime using the law as a means to discriminate against ethnic Chinese in Indonesia is carried out systematically. Among them, Tap MPRS Decree No. XXVII / MPRS/1966 that suppress cultural rights.

However, at the point of climax, (late) Abdurrahman Wahid was able to penetrate the "iron wall" that discrimination.

 
Policies that are ensnare the freedom of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia had withdrawn to justice with the long term. Among other things, (i) Presidential Decree No. 56/1996 concerning the Republic of Indonesia Citizenship Certificate (SBKRI), (ii) Presidential Decree No. 6 / 2000 concerning the Annulment of Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 on Religion, Beliefs and Customs of China, (iii) Presidential Directive 26 / 1998 The use of the term on the Elimination of Non-Pri Pri and, (iv) of Presidential Decree No. 19/2002 on the Stipulation of the Lunar New Year's Day as the National Day.

Lunar is one element of exoticism is born from the cultural traditions of ethnic Chinese as the majority of adherents of Confucianism, which has long been rooted in the archipelago.

Lunar New Year festive necessitates that Indonesia is a nation that pluralism, multiculturalism and also reminds us that the history of ethnic Chinese ever vacillate almost half of the journey of this nation.

2560 Lunar New Year celebration dim passion for a moment of global crisis, local ditataran 2009. Pause financial crisis occurred because of the twisted economics of open interest Lunar (sienci). In Batam with a population of 908,882 people are estimated "88,888" people celebrate the "Lunar New Year" this. In the Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya will be held open house for the vegetarians. In the evenings will clatter everywhere fireworks and firecrackers.

Night people pray, pray for rain the next day day, because the rain brings life and blessing of nature and everything in it.

Tanglong red or various forms of a lantern lanterns are always typical lantera also is decorated with Chinese characters and then hung as a sign of good luck (hockey). Everywhere Old Pekong clean celebrate the Chinese New Year 2560 (January 26, 2009). Build self spirituality is also marked with such a giant buffalo incense burning at the Tua Pek Kong temple Windsor. Gaming lion dance followed by oriental music. In Tanjungpinang, passion Lunar enrich the atmosphere of the city. Lunar Gate in Tanjungpinang filled with colorful lights of the old Chinatown area (China Town), Jalan Merdeka, Pasar Ikan, platform 1, 2, 3 and is known also "mediator Mummy" even since the Dutch era. Chinese New Year Night Market as a tourist attraction religus and reinforcement of social communities in Tanjungpinang synonymous with the market people. Baba, maknya, and amoi, amoi all rejoice.

Various saying Gong Xi Fa Cai to rebound language.

 
Lunar various promotional packages offered, some advetorial appear like: "Surprise Prize Lunar Interesting." There is a "Buffet Chinese New Year" (Merqure Hotel), PT Telkom did not want to lose promote Telkom Flexi package also angpao cellular company AXIS "Extend New Year Greetings to Family and Relatives in China and Hong Kong only by Rp188 per Minute". Special Offer "Happy Lunar New Year" 30 percent discount family photos by Siga Bridal Photo Studio. For those who would replace the furniture is "Chinese New Year Promotion furnished by PT Indomas Furniture".

Mahu property sector is also not lose. For example housing Bonavista offer promotional packages Lunar "The Year of The Ox" 2560. Schools also sell packages like Gong Xi Fa Cai Permata Harapan School. Hotel Pacific prepare for Chinese New Year package at Pacific Palace Joint T2 Discotique. Various knick-knacks such as Chinese New Year sale at Mega Mall, BCS Mall, DC Mall, Nagoya Hill and Top-100 or Top-Plus.

Golden Prawn Restaurant also offers a package of Lunar and noted there were 358 guests already booked at Hotel Golden View Bengkong this.

 
Ocarina Megawisata also arrange special events Lunar. In contrast a few cities such as Batam, Karimun Network Tanjungpinang and the economic pulse is managed by ethnic Chinese from 25 until January 30, 2009 will be quiet because the stores are closed. Because, the toke off and "men" Lunar forth. Culture returning home from the Moro, Tanjungbatu, Dabo Singkep Tarempa, Selatpanjang to Singkawang, Pontianak, Medan, and the other is a "tradition of the annual Lunar New Year." Once again the socio-cultural traditions of Chinese New Year has a high economic side. "Gong Xi Fa Cai" - "Be happy, go lucky in the Year of the Ox" in 2560.

Around the new year people congratulate each other with the sentence:

• Simplified Chinese character: 恭喜 发财 - Script Traditional Chinese: 恭喜 发财 = "congratulations and hopefully a lot of luck", read:

1.      "Gōngxǐ facai" (Mandarin)

2.      "Kung hei fat choi" (Cantonese)

3.      "Kiong Huat hi suey" (Hokkien)

4.      "Kiong hi fat choi" {Hakka language)

5.      "Xīnnián kuàilè" (新年 快乐) = "Happy New Year"

Festive Lunar New Year and Valentine's time is not separated from perujungan St. Valentino and Gus Dur who both struggled through the rights of equality.

 
However, the difference, if St. Valentino to fight for the properties and to obtain human rights for couples in love between men and women can walk with a very harmonious and romantic in the middle of the shadow of military ambition led by the Emperor Cladius.

KH Abdurrahman Wahid is a fighter who's rights are human rights within each individual who castrated his freedom, as well as rights to culture, the right to choose beliefs, and religion.

 
In the belief that rolled along, on the day of Lunar New Year and Valentine, all the gods and goddesses took part in it. If the trusted and respected Lunar deities closer to family, such as door gods, the kitchen god, the god of the land, the god of the room, and patron deities of children. On Valentine's Day romance deities and gods and goddesses of love come see the people who celebrate it. In Valentine's Day, the trust was started from St. Valentino services that married men and women who loved each other as a form of opposition to the regime of Emperor Cladius. With courage, St. Valentino finally thrown in jail for being disobedient to the Emperor Cladius. From prison gods love shine love and spread to all mankind who want to make love. As a token of thanks, they send flowers and greeting sad to the heroes of love who contemplate on the prison.

Likewise with Gus Dur in the fight for the rights of minorities and oppressed communities.

 
Gus Dur was hit and demolished all-out by his political rivals with a variety of reasons as Gus Dur is considered closer to the people who oppressed than those who want to rule and oppress. Concrete evidence, when it issued a policy for Chinese New Year celebration is set as a national holiday, many argue that Gus Dur has issued a ridiculous decision.
 
So I think the celebration of Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day this time, not just the gods and goddesses who come see it, the spirit will also Gus Dur and proud to see ethnic Chinese can quietly celebrate the Lunar New Year.

The fall celebration of the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day the same time must be based upon social harmony, not only based on religious rituals or enjoyment of their love embraces the conviction.

To be able to walk amongst the dialectic in accordance with the principles of our respective beliefs. There must also be open with each other on what exactly they celebrate for suspicion of who do not like does not cause conflict of discriminatory.

The question now, whether we can translate messages and pluralist-humanistic values ​​behind the celebration of Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day this time.

Both are celebrating or not. When we are not able to interpret the substance of the celebration that took place, would hamper the beauty of togetherness and the nature of the differences. Because after all is the meaning of the Indonesian nation universal tribal and cultural heterogeneity are very strong influence of religious extremism and the spread of the faith.

Therefore, the celebration of Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day should be a national aspiration and inspiration for the philosophy of living together that are embedded in Unity will remain intact, as aspired to Gus Dur.

Not limited to rah-rah with no meaning.
The things done in preparation for Chinese New Year are:

1.      Tradition Neat and Clean.

Clean the place of business and also a place to stay a week before the day of Lunar New Year arrives in the sense to remove the old and welcome the new. If the clean-up done the day of Lunar New Year is prohibited because it is believed to drive away his fortune.

2.      decorate homes with flowers and small trees-relationship, buy new clothes and cutting hair, washing hair that is believed will bring good luck Red clothes that are highly recommended.

3.      decorate the house with papers inscribed with poetry luck paired with red color symbolizing the good wishes.

4.      To pay all existing debt and should not borrow on that day.

All behaviors and actions taken on Chinese New Year is believed to determine the action the person is in a year that will be experienced. Humans are lucky the man who sekarangnya better day than yesterday.

Lunar New Year celebrations mempynyai characterizes the red ornaments, cookie baskets, angpao, fireworks / firecrackers, lanterns, and lion dance.

For the people of China the Chinese New Year mood already felt the previous month by holding a variety of preparations so that the shops and supermarkets that sell accessories for Chinese New Year has started bustling community visited China.

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