So for now, I am just gonna briefly write about the meaning in each of the 15-Day for CNY.
The Day before the new year
The biggest event of any Chinese New Year's Eve is the dinner every family will have, this is what we called 团圆饭A dish consisting of fish and other fillings will be prepared on the tables of Chinese families which is 鱼生. It is for display for the New Year's Eve dinner.
First day of the Lunar New Year new year
This day is what we call "the welcoming of the Gods of the heavens and earth".Many people is abstain from consuming meat on the first day of the new year because they believe that this will ensure longevity and happy lives for them.
Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.
Second day of the Lunar New Year
The second day of the Chinese New Year is for married daughters to visit their birth parents.Another event is the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods.
They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.
Third and fourth days of the new year
The third and fourth day of the Chinese New Year are generally accepted as inappropriate days to visit relatives and friends because families who had an immediate kin deceased in the past 3 years will not go house-visiting as a form of respect to the dead, but people may visit them on this day.Fifth day of the new year
The fifth day is called Po Woo.This is also the birthday of the Chinese god of wealth.
On that day people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth.
No one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.
Sixth to Tenth day of the new year
On the 6th to the 10th day, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.Seventh day of the new year
The seventh day, traditionally known as 人日, the common man's birthday.This is also a day for farmers to display their produce. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion.
Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.
Eighth day of the new year
On the eighth day the Fujian 福建 people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.Ninth day of the new year
The ninth day of the New Year is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven (天公). The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor.Tenth to Twelfth day of the new year
The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner.Thirteenth day of the new year
After so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum 菜心) to cleanse the system.Fourteenth day of the new year
The 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is to be held on the 15th night.Fifteenth day of the new year
The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as 元宵节.Ice dumplings 汤圆, a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, is eaten this day.
Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.
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