Sin Jia You I Sinnii wat chai ( Happy Chinese New Year )

Hello everyone, after an information about two districts in Bangkok, before I'll show you an information about the other districts, I'll give you an information of The Chinese New Year festival because in Thailand that day is tomorrow.

Chinese new year is one of the most important day in traditional Chinese holidays. The festival begin on the first day of the first lunar month and ends on the 15th

New Year Date

2008 - February, 7
2009 - February, 26
2010 - February, 14
2011 - February, 3
2012 - January, 23

Chinese New Year in Thailand

Chinese people who lives in Thailand and their descendants have three tradition to do in this festival

Buy - In the day before the last day of the year, they will buy foods and other things to use in this festival.

Pray - In the last day of the year, they will prey for their good luck. And they prey three times on that day.
Early morning - Prey to their god
Late morning - Prey to their dead ancestors
Afternoon - Prey to their dead relatives

Travel - In the New Year day, they will give and ask for a blessing from their relative or respected people.

Tips

- In this festival, the word " Sin Jia You I Sinnii wat chai " can be hear anywhere becase it mean " Happy New Year "
- In New Year day, the Chinese will give an oranges to the others (always four oranges wrapped in men hankerchief) because the word " orange " in Chinese sounds like gold.
- Married couples or the elderly will give red packets ( or 'ang pow' ) to unmarried juniors.

Places to visit in this festival

In Thailand, if you think about places to visit in this festival, you should go to Yaowarat Road because this is a Chinatown in Bangkok. You will see a throughly tradition and many interesting activities. You will not disappointed if you go to Yaowarat Road, I can guarantee.