Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Oriental New Year Songs And Traditions

By John Chan


Discover the Chinese selection of traditional songs that can be heard being sung during New Years celebrations.

The Chinese really prefer to go all out when the moon indicates that the year is over and the new one is on its way. The New Year in China is dependent on the cycle of the moon because they make use of the lunar calendar. Although it's never a full moon when it's the New Year you will still be hearing some howling in the form of Chinese New Year songs.

The Chinese New Year plays an indispensable important role in the life of Chinese people. During this time they remove all the negativity from their lives by burying their past and waits with open arms to embrace good fortune and prosperity in the New Year. The spirit is high and they wish each other good at this time so the entire atmosphere is positive.

For the purpose of rejoicing and marking the unique event of the Chinese New Year, the Chinese people have composed exclusive songs that are to be sung during celebrations. The Chinese New Year is the best occasion for the Chinese people as seen in the lunar calendar. Moreover, it has been a tradition to celebrate the New Year's event in the grandest way possible for centuries now and it still has the same significance.

The fact that the Chinese people are proud about their country is reflected in the traditional songs that are sung to mark the positivity of the events of the New Year. These songs are composed to speak of the extreme love and happiness that is spread during this festive time and having such feelings in mind, they welcome the New Year.

Although the country has been involved in many battles throughout its history the people of China are generally considered to be peace loving and nature loving people. The different Chinese new year songs aim tohold the nationalistic spirit of the Chinese people on the one side whereas on the other you have songs that are trying to describe the Chinese perception of life and the way that they live it.

Chinese people take trmendous pleasure in listening to the New Years songs as they speak about their history and culture. During the festival time, songs seem to be heard on the streets as well as heard coming from inside of the houses. Families get together and together they sing songs in chorus celebrating this festive season.

While celebrating the New Year people of China attempt to make it special with fancy costumes when they are singing and dancing. This would be rather strange if viewed from a non-Chinese perspective but it is the part and parcel of Chinese traditions.

These New Year old songs are all classics that have been sung for ages. But modern day songs especially composed for the New Year by renowned artistes are only sung in especially organized concerts. This belongs to the Chinese tradition as well and people try to preserve it.




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