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Lunar New Year Is So In |
02/22/2008 4:58 pm   |
A Reader Disagrees
 Personally I find Lunar
New Year celebrations not only make more sense but they are steeped in century old
traditions.
Unlike our cartoonish father time and too much champagne, first the Chinese, then one by
one, the Southeast Asia countries celebrate their roots based on the patterns of
nature.
For one thing, it’s not the same day every year because it’s based on the cycles of the moon.
How cool is that?
Add honoring ancestors, reunion dinners and a ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth,
and paying respect to the gods of the household.
Nancy Harkrider, Editor, Contributor
Reader Comment 02/101/2008
I am a second generation Chinese American, still emotionally hung over from the Lunar New Year you find so fascinating. Every one in my generation dreads the obligatory reunion dinner from now until the next event.
While I never miss my yoga class, buy organic food and recycle religiously, I love ripping it on New Year’s Eve, American style. The best was last year when some pals and I flew into New York and did the whole ball dropping thing.
Am I missing something about why Lunar New Year is “so in”?
Lee Kong, Oakland, California
Nancy's Reply to Lee Kong
Actually I suspected I would hear from someone like you. The answer is probably really simple and may be no more than being intrigued by the unfamiliar.
With apologies to my Aunt Dot who would give me a tongue lashing for being sassy, I always felt my homogenized culture (not the people, but the culture) was boring.
Probably the reason most of us travel is for those “exotic-to-us” experiences.
Viva la difference!
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