Find out the about the myths that surround the use of fireworks during the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Noise pollution is the last thing that the Chinese people think about throughout the long festival of New Year. The reason for this is that they burst fireworks in large quantity to give a sound welcome to the year to come.
The New Year festivities hold a place of importance in the life of the Chinese people. This is the time when they revive their love and bonding with the friends and family and celebrate the festival with its numerous activities. One such activity is the bursting of fireworks on the last day of the festival.
The New Year is the time when the people of China feel free to bring back some truly old customs and make use of them for the purpose of celebration. The blowing of fireworks is one such exclusive tradition which has immense importance as far as Chinese society is concerned. The tradition of fireworks has been in use for centuries in China and it has a great significance in China during the coming of New Year.
The fireworks faith
As usual you will come across many explanations related to the bursting of firecrackers which are part of the legends the Chinese people believe in. One of the stories is that the crackers are burst so that the dragon which is sleeping wakes up with noise that the crackers make. This dragon is the symbol of rain which is required in summer for the growing of the crops.
Since China is an agricultural society the importance of rain and agriculture friendly weather cannot be denied. Hence they have adopted this belief which serves as a viable excuse to make some noise pollution during the New Year celebrations.
Protection from Evil Spirits
The other story which some people in Chinese society believe in is that by making all that noise will drive the evil spirit away in the beginning of the year. This will lead to good luck and well being and keep the coming year happy and evil free.
The Chinese New Year has a custom of parade during this time. Those who are taking part in the parade carry firecrackers with them. It is a ritual to throw the cracker at the feet of the dragon. This is done with the belief that the noise made by the cracker will keep the dragon awake.
Fireworks and dragon are interconnected as far as the Chinese New Year is concerned. It is a truly amazing spectacle to see a colorful dragon dance which is very attractive to the foreigners. The true spirit of the New Year celebration vibrates around the dragon dance and fire work blowing. The crackers keep going off as the dragon dances at the center of it.
The aim of blowing up all these fire crackers is to keep the evil spirits away. In some cultures firecrackers are believed to drive the good spirits away because of the loud noise but when in China the traditional beliefs say otherwise. - 30411
Noise pollution is the last thing that the Chinese people think about throughout the long festival of New Year. The reason for this is that they burst fireworks in large quantity to give a sound welcome to the year to come.
The New Year festivities hold a place of importance in the life of the Chinese people. This is the time when they revive their love and bonding with the friends and family and celebrate the festival with its numerous activities. One such activity is the bursting of fireworks on the last day of the festival.
The New Year is the time when the people of China feel free to bring back some truly old customs and make use of them for the purpose of celebration. The blowing of fireworks is one such exclusive tradition which has immense importance as far as Chinese society is concerned. The tradition of fireworks has been in use for centuries in China and it has a great significance in China during the coming of New Year.
The fireworks faith
As usual you will come across many explanations related to the bursting of firecrackers which are part of the legends the Chinese people believe in. One of the stories is that the crackers are burst so that the dragon which is sleeping wakes up with noise that the crackers make. This dragon is the symbol of rain which is required in summer for the growing of the crops.
Since China is an agricultural society the importance of rain and agriculture friendly weather cannot be denied. Hence they have adopted this belief which serves as a viable excuse to make some noise pollution during the New Year celebrations.
Protection from Evil Spirits
The other story which some people in Chinese society believe in is that by making all that noise will drive the evil spirit away in the beginning of the year. This will lead to good luck and well being and keep the coming year happy and evil free.
The Chinese New Year has a custom of parade during this time. Those who are taking part in the parade carry firecrackers with them. It is a ritual to throw the cracker at the feet of the dragon. This is done with the belief that the noise made by the cracker will keep the dragon awake.
Fireworks and dragon are interconnected as far as the Chinese New Year is concerned. It is a truly amazing spectacle to see a colorful dragon dance which is very attractive to the foreigners. The true spirit of the New Year celebration vibrates around the dragon dance and fire work blowing. The crackers keep going off as the dragon dances at the center of it.
The aim of blowing up all these fire crackers is to keep the evil spirits away. In some cultures firecrackers are believed to drive the good spirits away because of the loud noise but when in China the traditional beliefs say otherwise. - 30411
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