Ron Jacobsen here…
You made it! You are the first! The Originals! Congratulations!
You are seeing this because you are one of the first members to join AmazingAsianFood.com!
Thank you so much!
I am so grateful you decided to follow this incredible adventure and discovery of regional Asian foods and culture.
I have so much to share with you and so much more to learn.
I promise to provide useful, detailed, relevant, engaging, inspiring, and personal stories and tips about my lifelong journey discovering Asian food, people, culture, flavors, and cooking.
So today… know that there is an amazing holiday coming soon, that 1.4 billion people have started and will be celebrating right now!
Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Rat!
I am so excited to share with you some very personal stories. I have talked with my dear friends from Liaoning coastal province in Northeast China who now live in America. They gave me permission to share with your their personal Chinese New Years experiences…
9 things you do not know about Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China!
Yes. Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China. We have holidays around the whole year as Americans. I can say, all Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year in China.
Chinese New Year’s Eve Celebration is with family at home!
When I was in China, I spend Chinese New Year Eve with mom. We watch TV (there is a TV show once a year on Chinese New Years Eve). We have a big meal around 5-6pm. We eat a whole meal including meat, fish, vegetables. After the meal, we watch TV until 11:30 ish. We eat dumpling and counted down. When I was younger, people started to do fireworks starting 11 until maybe 1 or 2 am.
Each Chinese Year is an animal…
It’s called a Zodiac… Twelve Chinese Zodiacs…
The animal year is important to me!
We do not work for 20 day…
During Chinese New Year, most people do not work for at least 10 days before and 10 days after the New Year.
Scare the Monster!
People celebrate Chinese New Year because people want to scare a monster!
The food we eat is Regional
Each part of the Chinese eat different food on New Year Meal.
Chinese New Year gift exchange
The older people have to give younger people the Red Envelope [with money].
Kids are the happiest because they get Red Envelopes!
I received my last Red Envelope from mom last year. My baby will now take my turn!
Do Chinese grow one year older on the “Spring Festival”?
Not get one year older. Otherwise people have no birthday anymore. LOL!
What is the Chinese New Year greeting?
Happy Chinese New Year!
过年好 ( Guònián hǎo)