{"id":20211,"date":"2017-02-02T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=20211"},"modified":"2017-02-02T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:01:28","slug":"every-way-you-need-to-know-to-celebrate-the-chinese-year-of-rooster-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/every-way-you-need-to-know-to-celebrate-the-chinese-year-of-rooster-in-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"Every way you need to know to celebrate the Chinese Year of Rooster in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"

The celebration of the Chinese Year of the Rooster, which started on the eve of Chinese New Year,\u00a0 is sweeping over Cardiff in every way you could imagine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

People in Cardiff, no matter Chinese or not, have their own ways of celebrating this special Asian festival which could date back to thousands\u00a0of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

#ChineseNewYearCardiff<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As an international city, the capital of Wales, Cardiff has a multicultural environment as well as a tolerant and diverse cultural atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinese New Year, namely Spring Festival, which gets more and more popular in western countries in recent years, fascinates not only Chinese people currently in Cardiff but also those who would like to have a taste of Asian magic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinese New Year eve and the first day of New Year are of the highest festival spirit. If you are a festival enthusiast, you would not like to miss any fabulous moments in these days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Decoration<\/span><\/h3>\n

A perfect Chinese New Year starts with fascinating and festive decorations. An antithetical couplet or a Chinese character \u201cFu\u201d can easily light up the festive atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our second #ChineseNewYearCardiff<\/a> ???. Pre-spring festival haha, our party will begin in 10 hours!!! pic.twitter.com\/kpFLAZOCBx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 LizzyPeng (@LizzyPeng17) January 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many Chinese people here in Cardiff chose to design their decorations on their own. For those who are fond of Chinese calligraphy, it\u2019s a perfect time to \u201cshow off\u201d their handwriting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Zhenzhen Diao, an undergraduate student at Cardiff Metropolitan University, said: \u201cHand-making couplet reminds me of those sweet moments I spent with my family in Spring Festival when I was back in China, where celebration events are much grander. But we can still enjoy ourselves in Cardiff by decorating our house and doing cleanings, you know, it\u2019s a ritual thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Reunion dinner<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wherever you spend your New Year Eve, at home or outside, reunion dinner is the most important and symbolic part of the whole celebration. <\/span><\/p>\n

In China, reunion dinner is a special occasion for families to gather together and enjoy long-lost warmth and peace of family life. But here in Cardiff, many Chinese people, especially international students would take it as a great opportunity for hanging out and having fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#chinesenewyearcardiff<\/a> House dinner with lovely classmates \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f first time hosting Chinese New Year out of home country. pic.twitter.com\/TbggcBv6ub<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 lilprince (@lilprin01497273) January 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Lovely ppl from Greece, India, Jordan , Germany and Japan greeting new year with in Chinese ! #chinesenewyearcardiff<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tgH33kA8o0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 lilprince (@lilprin01497273) January 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For Chinese restaurants in Cardiff, these days might mark the busiest ones during the whole year. Every corner of a Chinese restaurant was full of cheerful laughter\u00a0and the\u00a0high-spirited crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n

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