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16 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thuredey, February 9, 1967 Year Of The Ram Begins T best clothing. oday st |does not break his meat fast] BIRTHDAY OF MANKIND-- | Girl's Life Saved | of the People wear their ----juntil the second day new year. offering is made to |heaven and earth, candles are burned be- According To Chinese Figuring '..¢.incone, 5, red, be By JO ALDWINCKLE The Chinese { tival begins today, introducing the year of the Ram or accord- ing to other translations, the) (on day of oh a Moon) most necessary work is done.) Sheep or the Goat. By Hong Seto's calculations, the Year of the Ram is numbered 4819.|Crackers to Under another old Chinese cal-|SPirits lurking about, closed at the beginning of the) New Year fes-|¥ear. CH'U HSI---NEW YEAR's Amid the firing of fire- ward off evil a cele- jtral tables, must be done on the first days of the new year, business places are closed and only the SECOND DAY OF THE NEW YEAR Incense is offered to heaven endar it is numbered 4665, but bration is 'held to welcome the Ghd Girth uotvehold gold Kad when East and West meet a few moons here' and don't make much difference. The Chinese have no regular day of rest such as our Sun- day. They make up for this by having many holidays, festi- vals, feast days and family gatherings. The biggest of all feast days is New Year, which is celebrated in mid-winter. The New Year occurs at the second new moon following the}; winter solstice between Janu- ary 21 and February 19. The t on phases of the moon, each year consisting of (months) and known only as First, Second, Third and so on. Every thirty moons an extra month is inserted to compen- sate for the lunar month which|'rs carry is shorter than the solar month. |"€Placement as original burns out. Preparations for the New Year actually begin during the} Twelfth Moon. Under the old| Chinese tradition, the festivi-| ties and celebrations last for| family. almost a month. Here are some eaten in the homes, as the de-\a dump heap to preserve the bacon crumbles for a fresh new Kitchen there heaven. A new picture of thejancestral t god is pasted on the chimney|made on friends and relatives. debts, it 12 moons|form to carry new year God's return 0 symbolize the. spirit's Flowers, incense, he head of the house. Traditionally New YUAN TAN--FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR The first day belongs to t A meatless dish from tables. Calls are re-|Congratulations and good turn to watch over the family's|wishes are exchanged. affairs. An offering is made to heaven and earth. The traditional Chinese New Year greeting is 'May you ten bowls|prosper,"" which is answered by of rice, ten bowls of vegetables,|"May we both prosper." Guests ten bowls of different kinds of|are meat, ten cups of wine and ten|seeds and mandarin oranges.| pairs of chopsticks (ten is the|Children perfect number) are offered by|oranges to the elders for -good offered sweets, mellon| give mandarin! luck. adition Year's! THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS old Chinese calendar is based Eve is a time for settlement of} is considered bad debts into the! _ ' Customs permit a|Chinese present red cards in-| creditor to search all night for|/Sctibed with their name and| a debtor, so long as one candle good wishes to. relatives and burns in his lantern, wily credi-|friends. In China red is the) several candles for Color of joy. soon as t OF THE NEW YEAR Festivities continue. Older he} FIFTH DAY OF THE NEW YEAR Women sweep their houses this day for the first time in| he|the New. Year. They throw is|the sweepings into a stream or of the events and traditions|yout follower of old customsifamily luck. | associated with the old Chinese | New Year. | TSAO CHUN--FESTIVAL OF THE KITCHEN COD (23rd day of the Twelfth Moon) On this night, the entire fam- fly gathers in the kitchen to pay homage to the Kitchen God, whose picture is pasted on the chimney. A week before the old year ends the god as- cends to heaven, where he re- ports on the good or evil con- duct of each family member. In some areas people offer the god sweet foods so he may speak only sweet other areas molasses is smear- ed over Tsao Chun's mouth to make it so sticky that he can- not open his iips. The Kitchen God's tmage s/f, burned with great ceremony, for the household guardian rises to heaven in the flames. Provisions are purchased be- fore New Year's Day to sus- tain the family for several weeks, as all businesses are THE STARS SAY By ESTRELLITA FOR TOMORROW This day's stellar influences suggest that you outline, and follow, a realistic schedule--one | > which is neither unreasonable) nor over-taxing as early as pos-| sible so as to have time for re- |} laxation. Group activities espe- cially favored. f FOR THE BIRTHDAY If tomorrow is your birthday, | your horoscope indicates that) the weeks between now and April 15 will encompass a pe- riod in which it would be well to grasp every available oppor- tunity to impress superiors with your abilities, since a dis- play of ingenuity and enterprise during these forthcoming days will bring, not only fairly im- mediate rewards, but will bere- flected in further job and finan- cial advances in mid-July, late September and (or) early Octo- ber. Consolidate gains after that and follow the conservative path until Jan. 1, when you enter a fine three-month plan- etary cycle which will help you upgrade your status on all fronts. Creative workers will find the entire year gov- erned by unusually generous stellar influences, with notable achievement indicated in June, September and next January. | Personal relationships should) also prosper in the year ahead, | and travel will be under most propitious aspects between June 1 and Sept. 15. Trips taken in! late October and (or) late De- cember could also be enjoyable but, in such case, do not make them expensive ones or you could upset the financial apple- cart. | Look for stimulating social experiences between June and September; also, in December and early January. And, if sin- gle, new romance and (or) marriage is a possibility in early April, late August, late October. or late December. April and October will be es- pecially propitious months for As nothing to cause bad luck} SEVENTH DAY Bright and clear weather on| this day predicts numerous) human births during the com- ing year. The first eight days of the new year are looked upon as birthdays of fowls, ani- jmals, humans and grains. | Good weather on these days) means that all creatures or} grains born during the period will prosper. If skies are stormy, a gloomy jfate is foretold. Birthdays are celebrated in China, but every- one and everything is consider- ed to be one year older on each New Year's Day. TENG CHIEH--FEAST OF LANTERNS return of spring after the dark! ers and forming processions of men and boys who carry all kinds and shapes of beautiful) and grotesque lanterns. | The great dragon lantern may measure fifty to sixty feet, | and is manipulated by a dozen |? or more men. The Feast of Lan-} terns ends the New Year cele- brations. } NEW FOR BRUNCH Fold crisp, finely shredded western iceberg lettuce andj). small curd creamed cottage! © cheese into scrambled eggs as they start to set. Serve on let- tuce leaves and sprinkle with brunch idea. lago. (15th day of the First Moon) j|up, preventing her from receiv- This feast probably origin-|ing injury in her descent or| rg. the promenade, church, the-| ated as a rite to welcome the|from sinking after striking the) lengthening of the days of the water," winter months. They celebrate|Parents should not allow their by stringing gay lanterns from|Children to play near open j slender poles, firing firecrack-| Wells. skirts don't sound as if they had|women with technical or pro- much to recommend them. An advertisement for them 2 the same paper says: By Hooped. Skirt | "These will not bend or break! |like the single springs, but will' LONDON, Ont. 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