After resting after a series of winter celebrations, it is good to return to the festive atmosphere again. This allows you to make an oriental New Year. However, in order to meet him according to all the rules, you need to learn a little about his traditions and customs.
Instructions
Step 1
Remember that it is worth preparing in advance for the correct meeting of the new year according to the Eastern calendar. Find out what can be put on the table that day, and what is strictly prohibited, what colors in clothes and decoration are welcome and what not, what can be done to attract good luck, health and wealth to your home for the whole next year. Think ahead about everything - from the outfit to the color of the tablecloths, cutlery and even candles. For example, in the year of the Tiger, it was recommended to decorate the feast with striped candles.
Step 2
Calculate on what day this year will be the celebration of the new year according to oriental traditions. The Spring Festival, as it is also called, occurs after the winter solstice and is celebrated at midnight of the second new moon. On this night, the old master leaves - one of the twelve animals, and a new one comes.
Step 3
Please note that it is not enough just to know that next year will be the year of the Tiger or, for example, the Cat. In order to properly celebrate the new year according to the eastern calendar, keep in mind that in each specific year, one of five colors and elements will correspond to the animal. In total, this results in one sixty-year cycle, consisting of five twelve-year ones. So 2012 new year according to the eastern calendar will come on January 23, and its owner will be the Black Dragon (element - water).
Step 4
Explore legends and stories about the origins of Eastern New Year traditions. Find out why the animals are lined up in that order, and why more than one animal comes into play in some years. This will help you delve deeper into the secrets of the celebration of this event and join the culture of China and Japan.
Step 5
Determine your element in order to understand whether the owner of the coming year will patronize you. Remember the last digit of your year of birth: water, the color of which is black and blue, is responsible for 2 and 3; white metal - for 0 and 1; the earth, which corresponds to the colors of ocher, lemon and yellow, took 8 and 9 for itself; 6 and 7 mean that your element is pink and red fire; and those born in the year ending in 4 and 5 live under the auspices of a tree, their colors are blue or green.
Step 6
Do not forget to put on the table a treat for the patron saint of the coming year, and then you can definitely say that you met the New Year correctly according to the Eastern calendar.
