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Oh let the hand of friendship,
Be stretched across the sea,
To bring mankind together,
In one fraternity,
May love and understanding,
Prevail in one and all,
May brother come to sister,
To answer duty's call,
We're faithful Interactors,
Prepared to play our part,
To serve with love and needy,
With understanding heart,
When nations join with nations,
To build a brave new world,
Thus than the heart of children,
Shall sing the song of mirth,
Let not your feet be lagging,
But come and join our throng,
Let's fill this world together,
With friendship happy song!
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Written on: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Every year, the Chinese celebrates Chinese New Year and it traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction.These include Aboriginal Taiwanese people, Koreans, Mongolians, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, and formerly the Japanese before 1873. In Mainland China,Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and other countries or regions with significant Han Chinese populations

Ever wondered when the Chinese New Year began?
The origin of the Chinese New Year is itself centuries old - in fact, too old to actually be traced.

It is unclear when the beginning of the year was celebrated before the Qin
Dynasty. Traditionally, the year was said to have begun with month 1 during the
Xia Dynasty, month 12 during the Shang Dynasty, and month 11 during the Zhou
Dynasty.
However, records show that the Zhou Dynasty began its year with month 1.
Intercalary months, used to keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the sun,
were added after month 12 during both the Shang Dynasty (according to surviving
oracle bones) and the Zhou Dynasty (according to Sima Qian).

The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang changed the beginning of the year to month 10 in 221 BC, also changing the location of the intercalary month to after month 9. Whether the New Year was celebrated at the beginning of month 10, or month 1, or both is unknown. In 104 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established month 1 as the beginning of the year, where it remains.


from the wikipedia

And how it started???
Legend has it that in prehistoric time, when the Chinese had already settled in the basin of the Yellow River, their peaceful life was disrupted one wintry night when a mysterious monster attacked the citizens destroyed their crops and homes. According to sages of the time, the appearance of this monster occurred after the sun had shown 365 times. It was found that this ferocious creature, called Nien (Year), was afraid of three things : noise, illumination and the coloured red.

Thus, on the 365th evening, vigilant Chinese had their houses brightly lit and made sure that 100 solid objects had been painted red. In addition, they struck drums and gongs and performed lion dances. As a result of these precautions, the monster disappeared.This tradition of celebration, now essentially a gesture of thanksgiving, has since been faithfully observed by Chinese on the 365th evening of every lunar year.

So, don't celebrate Chinese New Year not knowing about it's history. Spread it to your friends & families :D

And the Interact Club from Sri Garden would like to wish you:

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!