If it's the year of your animal you have to wear red underwear and red socks and red pants everything red chinese woodworkers have been revered for their skill in constructing buildings and furniture without the use of nails but for this project akira is taking advantage of his trusty staple gun i think it looks super good what do you think yeah that's good i'm very happy with it good impressive i know it looks pretty good family is at the beating heart of the spring festival while china's economic rise has drawn many to its prosperous cities this triggers the world's largest annual human migration as hundreds of millions of chinese travel back to their home towns amongst them is ding young,
Who is on his way to see his father in sienyang city festive preparations as some of his other grown children adorn the house with new year blessings as soon as ding young arrives his father puts him to work these lanterns are cultural icons that symbolize reunion and joy the decorations will add a festive spirit to the upcoming reunion dinner during the spring festival chinese families wherever they may be look forward to sharing a sumptuous spread of food at the reunion dinner and there's no expense spared to make it a meal to remember preparation of the most important meal of the lunar new year,
At the southernmost tip of the malay peninsula the intertwining bonds of family and culture are on display as cosmopolitan singapore prepares for a celebration filled with pomp pageantry and its melting pot of diverse cultures today is the last full dress rehearsal that we are doing so it's a very important day for all the dancers all the performers it's our last sort of dry run where we can make mistake these girls are amongst some six and a half thousand performers taking part in a multi-racial spectacular the chingay parade chingay translates to mean juan e the art of costume and masquerade are we ready for okay choreographer serene tan and her mother madame tan are leading one of the youngest contingents of this year's chingay parade,
I need to tell them that you need to feel proud of what we are doing it's a very big role for circle one for the value these dancers some as young as seven will have their skill and stamina tested by an elaborate reimagining of a traditional chinese art form traditionally the long sleeves represent flowing water but serene is using them to symbolize flower petals some king kong it's the day of singapore's vibrant chingay parade a once humble street performance that has grown into a dazzling celebration that's uniting all cultures and races serene's girls are ready to join local and international performers before a sea of spectators only for a dreaded wardrobe malfunction to stop them in their tracks part in chingay one of the world's greatest street processions,
Their hate dress needs to be really secure if it's not done properly you might injure them just minutes to spare a half dozen extra bobby pins secure the situation take a deep breath and line up for the parade start in sienyang city it's a hustle in the ding family to get ready for their reunion dinner this custom reinforces family solidarity and cohesiveness um is in the time-honored tradition reunion dinner preparations revolve around the head of the ding family [Laughter] ding chong tang's family are all chipping in to create a banquet of dumplings crab stuffed cucumber,
And so much more they are even dying radish slices to create table decorations all the way from canada technology bridges the distances created by the global economy allowing the most distant family members to join the celebration before the reunion dinner feast begins the family has one more tradition to uphold the chinese believe there is a continued relationship between the living and the dead it's as if grandma can enjoy the dinner with them foreign village it's the day of a local highlight of the spring festival a new generation of performers have been entrusted as custodians of the shahwat tradition during training master shu transforms into a totally different character,
As he reads his young performers village is renowned for its face painting version of traditional mask art it was it's now over to a handful of kids to bring their characters to life the painted face has a two and a half thousand year old history rooted in the worship of shu god of land and what god of fire it's a ritualistic celebration now adapted for a modern audience as the young heroes take center stage juanchi's father hailong is bursting with pride foreign for master shu's generation there is almost a sense of relief nearly fifteen hundred kilometers south taiwan's yenshui district is counting down to a celebration that is also tapping into youthful exuberance,
It doesn't work a taiwanese undergraduate is about to brave possibly the world's most in-your-face fireworks festival foreign temple built during the ting dynasty is dedicated to guanyu the same chinese military general deified as a god of war in the painted face the festival begins with a street parade of giant-sized god puppets and palanquins each carrying a small holy figurine it's said that the plagues subsided after a palinkin of one you paraded through the town and fireworks were lit in today's festival the fireworks have multiplied many times the festival is unlike any family family-friendly fireworks display the audience are invited to get right in the firing line candy is dressed for the thrill of being blasted by thousands of rockets so in the final countdown before the rocket beehive festival candy,
And her friends are preparing for their baptism of fire is foreign as families across china unite at reunion dinners in beijing coco's mom has been busy cooking up pork steamed fish stir-fried forms and dumplings a must-have during the spring festival it's a feast for coco and akira who have brought their lovingly crafted spring festival gift card foreign this is the beginning of a lifelong journey of understanding chinese culture i've never known closeness like chinese families it's quite breathtaking experience actually when you when you step back and and look at it all okay yeah showtime has arrived for serene's young dance troupe is diversity is an eye-opening chance for my students and amidst it all serene girls have won the hearts of the crowd,
I think through chinese dance yeah i want my younger generation my children children of children to know what it means to be chinese the rocket beehive festival may be for the gods but it attracts thousands of visitors every year however must not block the gods from receiving the shelling doing so will not hold well for the new year and his group tests the waters by first standing a car's length away all up over one million rockets and fireworks are lit during the festival with the fiery projectiles rushing out like bees giving the festival its name the yenshway beehive rocket festival and his group move even closer with adrenaline pumping they soon find themselves right in the heart of the rocket action foreign,
The spring festival has come to an explosive end
marking 15 days of joyous colorful and often noisy celebrations foreign on the
surface the many facets of spring festival celebrations appear as a colorful
cultural kaleidoscope but they also mark the beginning of the year sparking a
new cycle of celebrations throughout the world happy new year and as chinese
people rejoice in the current incarnations of festivities that reflect
long-held values and philosophies ancestral traditions are preserved homage is
paid to love and nostalgia and family reunion is celebrated these festivals may
have originated as seasonal markers for an agrarian china but the adherence to
these evolving customs preserves the unique heritage continues to bind chinese
people today.
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