In Taiwan, we have a day off on the first day of a year. But this is not because we celebrate with Western New Year but has political factor. Sun Yat-Sen(a Cantonese)
overthrew the Qing government and established the Republic of China, which is R.O.C 100 years ago; however, at that time the Republic of China was in Nanjing of Mainland China, and Taiwan was Japanese citizens. Ironically, Sun Yat-Sen has the ambition to help Taiwan and Korea to be independent as a country. Yet ROC became a part of Taiwan for 62 years, last decade the former president tried very hard to change name as ROT, not ROC.
Basically I don't know that I should remember the lyrics of the country song or not, because in the lyrics just mentions KMT party to believe in their thought. It's same as for KMT party's song. However, I don't know that is a song for party in politics or for citizens of country. In addition, the flag of country puts the KMT party's flag inside to show the spirit.
Sorry that I don't want to shake the party flag to celebrate with ROC for establishing 100 years old, therefore this year I didn't count down with tv and then sleep earlier. I think I won't buy a little flag to New Zealand.
Since I knew Singapore people, they told me that they have 4 types of New Year: Western, Lunar Chinese, Muslim Malaysiaan and the Indian New Year. It gave me a good idea. I also hope that we could have 4 types of New Year, Western New Year would not be political festival. And then Lunar Asian New Year. Third is in July for our aborigines (High-mountain). Last one I still not have idea yet, perhaps for the major foreign spouses' New Year or in October for our Pingpu(Plain obrigines)'s New Year.
Anyway, today I still had a tutor for 3 hours in afternoon, then I got the salary as usual in the beginning of a month, this is a happy thing. And I hope next Monday I would get the New Year card from Yuki, my Japnese pal.
Wouldn't it be great to be able to celebrate all these 4 new year parties?! I'd like to know more about the way the Muslims, Chinese and Indian people celebrate it :)
ReplyDeletewell, Chinese New Year is in lunar calendar, this year would be on 2nd Febuary(the last day of a year in lunar calendar), and then 3rd is New Year. Besides Chinese, Korean, Viet and Singapore and so on Asian countries would celebrate Lunar New Year.
ReplyDeleteAs for Muslim, I am not very clear their calendar, but I know their New Year is before than Western New Year.
Indian has very abundant activities, I have seen their lantern in New Year, it's very pretty to see at night. Also they say "Happy Diwali" and the date in November.
If you have a chance, you could visit Singapore, it's a small country to go around in a week, and its name is from Sanskrit (ancient Indian language)