AFRICAN AMERICAN
上联：迎新春江山锦绣 [yíng xīn chūn
cheap and convenient, but are still
ARMENIAN
for inspection, he found those Guangdong, Chaozhou, Seasonstheir customers. Printed ones are Zhu Yuanzhang traveled
the sheep.
,
Horizontal Scroll: Flourishing in Four
printed ones to
Dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD). When the Emperor joyous year of , family healtywill also present
popular in Ming Wishing you a websites:
BAHA'I
content and your
New Year's Eve. Banks and supermarkets
future. The custom became nián xǐqìyángyáng.Information obtained from Lower Scroll: May you feel
5 – 10 days before wishes for the Zhù dàjiā yáng Apr. 14, 2022 -
everything
the printed ones more on bright
祝大家羊年喜气洋洋。
BUDDHIST (Theravada)
- Last modified on
good luck in ones. People usually purchase paper, and people focused
Guangdongthem.Upper Scroll: May you have China are printed
was replaced by
wishes come true.
to mourn for
横批：四季兴隆 [sì jì xīng lóng]seen couplets in Dynasty (960 - 1279 AD), the wood board new year. May all your a special custom ān kāng]
CHINESE
Nowadays, the most commonly
During the Song
happy and auspicious years, and it is
下联：家家顺心永安康 [jiā jiā shùn xīn yǒng the family.
inscribed on them.Wishing everyone a away in three
上联：事事如意大吉祥 [shì shì rú yì dà jí xiáng]
good luck to guards’ names written or
Dàjiā xīnnián kuàilè, xīnnián xīn qìxiàng, wànshì rúyì.
family members passed
Air
CHRISTIAN
heaven, which will bring
doors with the
大家新年快乐，新年新气象，万事如意。
a household has
Horizontal Scroll: Spring in the go back to front of the Guizhou, Zunyiseen, which suggests that
the mountainsgods. After burning, the god can peach boards in
happy new year.
can also be
Lower Scroll: Red plum decorates
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
burn them. According to legend, Spring Couplets are
evil things, so they hung
your family a
yellow, green or purple
the plantsthrow them away, while others will
scare and subdue
Wishing you and area, the couplets in Upper Scroll: Spring rain nourishes
HINDU
the Lantern Festival. Some will just peach trees can xīnnián kuàilè.Note: In some rural
横批：春意盎然 [chūn yì àng rán]
them off after
the tiger’s breakfast. People believed that
Zhù nǐ quánjiā
New
xiù qiān shān]
damaged, people usually tear
kill them as 祝你全家新年快乐。Old; Ring in the
下联：红梅点点绣千山 [hóng méi diǎn diǎn are ruined or
HISPANIC/LATINO
at night, the guards will
Fujian, Quanzhou
IRANIAN
Horizontal Scroll: Ring out the
sī rùn wàn wù]
ISLAMIC
following year. In modern cities, if the couplets
harm any people
sheep.plum blossom上联：春雨丝丝润万物 [chūn yǔ sī
until replaced the
and Yulei. If the ghosts year of the fragrant peach and
Horizontal Scroll: Happy Spring Festivalkeep them up guards named Shentu happy and auspicious Lower Scroll: Spring starts from the new springand rain, they will still the dark world, there are two Wishing everyone a river landscapeLower Scroll: Green willow’s catkin indicates
damaged by wind the entrance of kuàilè, yáng nián jíxiáng.splendid mountain and
the snowy winter
next New Year. Although they are
back. In front of
JAIN
Zhù dàjiā xīnnián
Upper Scroll: Winter ends in Upper Scroll: Red plum’s bud stands scrolls until the the traveling ghosts 祝大家新年快乐，羊年吉祥。横批：辞旧迎新 [cí jiù yíng xīn]横批：欢度春节 [huān dù chūn jié]remove the old to call all Sichuan, Luzhou
JAPANESE
下联：春来桃李共芬芳 [chūn lái táo lǐ gòng fēn fāng]
xù yíng xīn chūn]rural areas, people will not
crow at dawn true.上联：冬去山川齐秀丽 [dōng qù shān chuān qí xiù lì]
下联：绿柳吐絮迎新春 [lǜ liǔ tǔ
In remote or
peach tree will your wishes come
JEWISH
Horizontal Scroll: Luck Rings In
上联：红梅含苞傲冬雪 [hóng méi hán bāo ào dōng xuě]
areas of China.
in a big year where all
ambition fulfilled
Landvary in different
world, a rooster perching
a fulfilling new Lower Scroll: Achieve success with
Horizontal Scroll: Blessing on the remove them, and these traditions legend, in the ghost Happy New Year. May you have
everything accomplished
springfor how to (1046 - 256 BC). According to the kuàilè, wànshì rúyì, yīniándàotóu yángyáng déyì.Upper Scroll: Expand blueprint with
blossoms welcome the
pasting the couplets, but also traditions
the Zhou Dynasty
Zhù dàjiā xīnchūn 横批：五福临门 [wǔ fú lín mén]Lower Scroll: Peach and apricot
not only for
peach trees in
祝大家新春快乐，万事如意，一年到头洋洋得意。yè]bring the prosperity
KOREAN
There are rules
boards made from
Sichuan, Chengdu
下联：心想事成兴伟业 [xīn xiǎng shì chéng xīng wěi Upper Scroll: Dragon and phoenix to left.from Taofu, an inscription on red packets.上联：万事如意展宏图 [wàn shì rú yì zhǎn hóng tú]
MEXICAN
横批：福满人间 [fú mǎn rén jiān]
read from right Spring Couplets originated
wishes come true. Hand me the the Door
下联：红桃贺岁杏迎春 [hóng táo hè suì xìng yíng chūn]scrolls should be the two lines’ meaning.
best of health. May all your
Horizontal Scroll: Luck Knocks on
上联：丹凤呈祥龙献瑞 [dān fèng chéng xiáng lóng xiàn ruì]
scroll are reversed, the two side
SIKH
is a four-character phrase, which sums up Wishing you the
as you want
Chinese New Year
of the horizontal important. The horizontal scroll jiànkāng, wànshì rúyì, hóngbāo ná lái.Lower Scroll: Career rises steadily
Pasting Couplets for on the right. If the characters
rhythm is not Zhù nǐmen shēntǐ as you expect
and power.the lower scroll
TIBETAN
is emphasized but
祝你们身体健康，万事如意，红包拿来。
Upper Scroll: Everything goes well wishes for wealth the left and the two lines. The tone pattern Zhejiang, Jixiang横批：好事临门 [hǎo shì lín mén]bold and vulgar will be on
VIETNAMESE
a one-to-one correspondence between
new year.下联：接鸿福步步高升 [jiē hóng fú bù bù gāo shēng]
EATING TABOOS
them have very right, the upper scroll and antithetical. There must be
true in the
shì shì rú yì]calligraphy, but most of from left to
must be related your wishes come 上联：迎新春事事如意 [yíng xīn chūn they lack good characters are written characters, while their meaning and may all Horizontal Scroll: Strong Country, Wealthy Peoplethese qualities. No only do
horizontal scroll. If the four equal number of best of health handsome savingslose both of
First, look at the should have an Wishing you the Lower Scroll: Thrift gains a work. The printed ones Spring Festival Couplets:and antithetical meanings. The two lines lǐ wànshì rúyì, shēntǐ jiànkāng.
UTENSILS
harvest yearand stylish calligraphy way to read line (lower scroll) have parallel structures de yī nián Upper Scroll: Hardwork makes a implicit good meaning make mistakes. Here is the (upper scroll) and the second
Zhù dàjiā xīn 横批：国强民富 [guó qiáng mín fù]demonstrated by the rules, and they even The first line 祝大家新的一年里万事如意，身体健康。下联：勤俭持家有余年 [qín jiǎn chí jiā yǒu yú nián]the couplets is changed. Sometimes people don't follow the
UNEXPECTED CUSTOMS
of China.Shanghai, Chongming Island上联：精耕细作丰收岁 [jīng gēng xì zuò fēng shōu suì]write them. The essence of followed this rule, but things have and rural areas new year.Horizontal Scroll: Luck is Comingthe calligrapher to right to left. The traditional couplets in modern cities
have a happy, healthy and prosperous cheerfullines and ask vertical lines from widely kept both May you all Lower Scroll: Luck arrives; the people become choose their favorite to writing in Year. This tradition is kuàilè shēntǐ jiàn, duōduō fācái.warmlocal markets, where people can China. In the past, people were accustomed
celebrating Chinese New Zhù dàjiā xīnnián Upper Scroll: Spring returns; the land becomes found in some countries or modern important custom when 祝大家新年快乐身体健康，多多发财。横批：福喜盈门 [fú xǐ yíng mén]can be still that in western most common and Shanghailín mén]Year, the handwritten ones is different from Year Couplets. It is the new year.下联：福降神州喜临门 [fú jiàng shén zhōu xǐ brilliant job. Before the New traditional Chinese writing or Chinese New happy and prosperous 上联：春归大地人间暖 [chūn guī dà dì rén jiān nuǎn]to do a
The order in as Spring Couplets Wishing you a Horizontal Scroll: A Refreshed Springcalligraphers are able today.Spring Festival Couplets, Chunlian in Chinese, is also known Bàinián la! Gōngxǐ fācái!past; everything is gloriousnot everyone has. Only a few Year. This tradition continues of
拜年啦！恭喜发财！
Lower Scroll: Ring out the
calligraphy skills that
the Chinese New
and keep track
Anhui
spring; landscape is splendidand brush, and require excellent the scrolls during
Learn more about sheep.Upper Scroll: Ring in the done with ink
household to paste
wishes come true.
year of the
横批：春意盎然 [chūn yì àng rán]Traditional couplets are
this cultural activity, he ordered all
Happy New Year! May all your
auspicious and joyous 下联：辞旧岁事泰辉煌 [cí jiù suì shì tài huī huáng]decoration.
advocate and promote chéng.Wishing you an xiù]
in design and
interesting. In order to
Xīnnián kuàilè, wànshì rúyì, xīn xiǎng shì
dàjí, yáng nián kuàilè, xǐqìyángyáng.jiāng shān jǐn delicate and colorful
pairs of scrolls
新年快乐，万事如意，心想事成。
Zhù nǐ xīnchūn May you have
the year of Yáng nián shēntǐ Guònián hǎo a, nín ne!auspicious and prosperous
给您拜个年儿。祝您羊年吉祥，发大财！
Region
of sheep, though without consulting
a try! Nobody has high people extend their tracks below are
of CNY celebration
loud enough to
celebration approaches, our collective ears the United States, people from these
complimentary sign, as is belching In Japan and before or after
not drink tea
brings bad luck
When using chopsticks the left hand meat.
the official Articles traditions do not are not kosher who observe the Hindus don't eat beef.GREETING: Happy New Year; Blessings on the
will.” Using the English
GREETING: Happy New Year; Happy Losar
blessed by the each of these
Ji's birthdayLas PosadasDay of the Korea, Chusok has no
Chusok
The phrase “good yuntef ” is an appropriate
GREETING: Have a happy for a good
and happiness.GREETING: L'shana Tova, Happy New Year; Have a good holiday; Happy holidayAged Dayspecial greetings for
on this occasion.
the birth of
Mahavir Jayantion the following
need to eat, drink, or smoke, ask them if of Ramadan. If you find arrival of Ramadan; Wishing you the GREETING: Eid Mubarak; Happy Eid; Congratulations; May every year
GREETING: Merry Christmas (Feliz Navidad)
with prosperity and
• Ramanavamieach of these
There are no New Year• Candlemas
“Happy Birthday.” Both are disrespectful
Christmas
• Dragon Boat Festival
customary greetings for Gung Hay Fat and on outsiders New Year
GREETING: Ordinarily, Buddhists do not
• Birthday of Baha'u'llah
on the following (the “d” with a dot
give gifts to Christmas, Armenians greet each New Year
to the Armenian
祝你新春大吉，羊年快乐，喜气洋洋。
Guòniánguò dé hǎo.and enjoyment in
羊年身体倍儿棒，吃嘛儿嘛儿香。过年好啊，您呢！
Wishing you an Beijingand fulfilled.
auspicious when (for the year and give it better feel how far and wide. The 15 audio to our list dinner tables, plus fire crackers As Spring Festival Philippines. When living in Kong is a leaves.soft drinks. They drink tea Koreans generally do
Features
in the rice. To do so right hand.of utensils, do not use vegetarianism, refrain from eating who strictly follow strictly to old eat foods that Jews and Muslims eating meat.New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan)prosperity and good New Year (Losar)• May you be the same for Guru Gobind Singh appropriate greeting.
Legend and History
Mayoharvest festival in GREETING: Happy New Year; New Year's BlessingsGREETING: Happy HanukkahShmini Atzeretbook of life of good health Rosh HashanahGREETING: Have a happy • Respect for the There are no to offer greetings fasting and celebrates • Maulid an Nabito offer greetings Ramadan where you during the month GREETING: Ramadan Mubarak; Congratulations on the Eid al-AdhaChristmasGREETING: God bless you • Holithe same for GREETING: Happy EasterGREETING: Merry Christmasthe following occasions:to say “Merry Christmas” to a Jehovah's Witness, as well as GREETING: Happy EasterDay (Ch'ing-ming)There are no
GREETING: Happy New Yearon each other Happy Buddha's birthday CAMBODIANBuddha's birth, death, and reaching nirvana.Babto offer greetings Festival of Ridvan (Traditional Armenians only In church on Protestant congregations.)(Most Armenians belong Henan过年过得好啊。Wishing you health TianjinBeijingnián jíxiáng, fā dà cái!Translation(yángyáng déyì) or feeling contented is 羊 (yáng) or sheep, which becomes phonetically
How to Read the Spring Festival Couplets?
Go ahead, pick your favorite 80+ dialects in China, but hopefully you’ll have a friends covering China add one more in shopping malls, non-stop chit-chat over family these practices.parts of the done in Hong barley, not from tea cold water or during funeral rituals.your chopsticks upright unclean. Use only the their hands instead that urge strict
Seventh Day Adventists Navajos who adhere scales or fins. In addition, Jews will not drink alcoholic beverages.and Good Friday, may abstain from appropriate, too.tashi delek.” This means, “I wish you holy day.holy day.GREETING: The greeting is GREETING: Merry Christmas (Feliz Navidad)a memorial day, there is no GREETING: Happy Cinco de and full moon
How to do with Old Couplets?
New YearHanukkahGREETING: Happy holiday; Happy festivalsealed in the written in (or inscribed) for a year festivalPassover
• Children's Dayoccasions, Japanese say “Omedeto,” which means “Congratulations.”transgressions. It is inappropriate one week of • MuharramIt is inappropriate who is observing sunup to sundown RamadanEid al-Fitrhappiness and prosperity.• Diwali• Maha ShivaratriThe greeting is PaschaChristmasspecial greetings for not celebrate birthdays, it is offensive Easter• Respect for Ancestors (Mandarin pronunciation)
Handwritten Couplets or Printed Ones?
New Yearon this holiday, Cambodians throw water the following:combined celebration of • Martyrdom of the It is inappropriate GREETING: Happy New Yearand revealed.”GREETING: Merry Christmasto Catholic or GREETING: Happy Kwanzaayear celebration.Shandongma er xiāng.
new year!sheep.gè nián. Zhù nín yáng Mandarinpopular phrase 洋洋得意 dialect abilities anyway. The key word each other.fraction of the dialects by CS deep sleep. We want to with New Year's jingles hovering world may continue Saudi Arabia and to the chef. Lip smacking as usually made from serve hot or are only used Japanese people, do not rest and drink. It is considered people who use amended in 1953 do.under kosher conditions.or fish without sects do not FOOD: Catholics, on Ash Wednesday greeting would be they say, “lo sar bey • Greetings on this
• Congratulations on this Guru Nanak Ji's Birthday
Examples of Spring Festival Couplets
Christmas
GREETING: Since this is
Cinco de Mayo
mainly an agricultural holidays.
holidaySukkothGREETING: May you be
May you be GREETING: Happy holiday; Have a happy
GREETING: Happy Purim; Happy holiday
• Greenery DayOn birthdays, weddings, and other happy
pardon for past
the end of • Laylat al-Qadr
offensive to them.situation with someone
Muslims fast from
things to you.GREETING: Happy New Year
I wish you • Durga Puja
• Makara Samkranti/Pongal
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Pentecost.Easter, also known as
• Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Pentecost, AdventThere are no
Because Jehovah's Witnesses do • Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
• Lantern Festival
Gungshi Shin Nien respect.
To confer blessings
or outsiders wish, they may say This is a • Ascension of Baha'u'llah
a “z,” thus “Riz-wan”) GREETING: Happy Ridvan (Riz-wan)Naw Ruz“Christ was born
ChristmasChurch; smaller numbers belong
Kwanzaaa good new the sheep.
bèi er bàng, chī ma er
Have a good
year of the Gěi nín bài
(N to S)the sheep itself) put in the
expectations for our
best wishes to
only a small favorite sounds — greetings in authentic
wake us from
will be filled parts of the
when done in Hong Kong, slurping pays tribute
meals. The tea is
with their meals. With meals they
because upright chopsticks
while dining with
for touching food When eating with
of Incorporation, dated 1901 and eat fish. However, more modern Navajos
or not prepared
dietary codes don't eat pork Hindus, Muslims, Mormons, and some Protestant
New Year
translation as a
To each other Guru.
occasions:New Year (Baisakhi)
GREETING: Merry Christmas (Feliz Navidad)Dead
special greeting.
Because it is greeting for all
festival; Have a happy
year; Good yuntefYom Kippur
year;Shavuoth
Purim
the following occasions:
On New Year's Day, “Happy New Year” is appropriate.
Mahavir. Believers ask for
This occurs at occasions:this would be
yourself in a blessings of Ramadan. (Mubarak means “blessings.”)bring more good
Now Rouzhappiness;• Janmashtami
occasions:special greetings for GREETING: Happy New Year• Shrove Monday, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesdaygreetings.GREETING: Merry Christmas• Ghost Festivalthe following holidays:Choy (Cantonese pronunciation)they like and GREETING: Happy New Yearoffer greetings, but if they
Visakaha Dayoccasions:
