Thursday, April 7, 2011

Mandarin New Year Songs And Celebration

By John Chan


Let us find out how the Chinese people select traditional songs that are to be sung during the New Years festivity.

The Chinese people depend on the moon's revolution as they follow the lunar calendar. When the moon indicates that the year is about to come to an end and a new year is approaching, the Chinese people get started with the celebrations. This is a time when you will find Chinese people singing their New Year songs without a break.

The Chinese New Year is taken very positively by the entire country. It is a time when people are set to bury the past and look into the future with positivity and the hope for prosperity. The festive spirit is high and it seems as though everyone is in their best moods wishing the best for their brothers.

There is no doubt that to the Chinese people who follow the lunar calendar, the event of the Chinese New Year is the most prominent time for celebrations and are very attached to this custom. For this occasion, they have special traditional songs composed which are sung enthusiastically during this time. This however, has been an age old tradition and continues to be one.

These Chinese songs that are written to welcome the coming New Year is all about love and happiness that the people experience or wishes to express with the approaching New Year. These songs justify the love and blind faith that Chinese people have towards their traditions and the pride they have for their country.

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 unison 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 observed from a non-Chinese perspective but it is the part and parcel of Chinese traditions.

Like the Chinese cultural heritage that is passed on from generations to generations, these New Year traditional songs are pretty much same for ages now in their compositions. However, many new songs have been created by the present day musicians but they require a special stage or show to perform it. This has also become a ritual of the Chinese New Year celebrations.




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