michealsmells
Professional Lalafell
Do you celebrate? If so, how do you?
I'm a black/white mixed Californian, so growing up i never celebrated Lunar New Year outside of pretty basic "Chinese New Year" events we did in school. Even then, I never really understood it, or what it entailed. I may not be the best person to make this thread but I am really curious about how others celebrate the holiday!
In the past few years I've come to semi-celebrate the holiday with a close friend of mine who is second-generation Cantonese. As they've learned more about their culture and things around it I've been lucky enough to learn about it with them and it's become a source of comfort and appreciation for me. Every year I try to take more from the holiday, whether that be legends and stories, reasons behind traditions, or what different foods represent. I wouldn't say I've entirely adopted it as a holiday that I celebrate, but it's definitely a holiday I appreciate.
Weirdly enough I learn a lot about it through Genshin Impact. It being a chinese-made game, they celebrate Lunar New Year every year with their Lantern Rite event and put a lot of genuine love and passion into it. It's been so interesting to see where pieces of that event come from and their real-world counterparts. Media is influenced by real life, and I'm autistic as all heck, so picking up culture through the media I consume along with the research I do alongside said media is the best way for me to come to understand things like this.
Regardless, that's kinda my opening input. Tell me all about your plans for Lunar New Year, if you have any, and what it means to you!
I'm a black/white mixed Californian, so growing up i never celebrated Lunar New Year outside of pretty basic "Chinese New Year" events we did in school. Even then, I never really understood it, or what it entailed. I may not be the best person to make this thread but I am really curious about how others celebrate the holiday!
In the past few years I've come to semi-celebrate the holiday with a close friend of mine who is second-generation Cantonese. As they've learned more about their culture and things around it I've been lucky enough to learn about it with them and it's become a source of comfort and appreciation for me. Every year I try to take more from the holiday, whether that be legends and stories, reasons behind traditions, or what different foods represent. I wouldn't say I've entirely adopted it as a holiday that I celebrate, but it's definitely a holiday I appreciate.
Weirdly enough I learn a lot about it through Genshin Impact. It being a chinese-made game, they celebrate Lunar New Year every year with their Lantern Rite event and put a lot of genuine love and passion into it. It's been so interesting to see where pieces of that event come from and their real-world counterparts. Media is influenced by real life, and I'm autistic as all heck, so picking up culture through the media I consume along with the research I do alongside said media is the best way for me to come to understand things like this.
Regardless, that's kinda my opening input. Tell me all about your plans for Lunar New Year, if you have any, and what it means to you!
