Gongxi, Gongxi

Mi tio dji xio xing Each small street and large street

Mig rnde zu l In everyone's mouth

Jinmin dy j hu The first sentence on meeting

Jish gngx gngx Is Greetings greetings

Gngx gngx gngx n ya Greetings greetings greetings to you!

Gngx gngx gngx n Greetings greetings greetings to you

Dngtin y do jntu Winter has come to an end

Zhnshi hode xioxi That's really good news

Wnnun de chnfng The warm spring wind

Ji yo chu xng dd Will waken up the earth

Gngx gngx gngx n ya Greetings greetings greetings to you!

Gngx gngx gngx n Greetings greetings greetings to you

 Gongxi, Gongxi
Ho ho bngxu rngji All the snow and ice is melting

Ynkn mihu t ru The eyes see plum blossom

Mnmn chngy guq Slowly the long nights pass

Tng do yshng j t The sound of a cock crowing is heard

Gngx gngx gngx n ya Greetings greetings greetings to you!

Gngx gngx gngx n Greetings greetings greetings to you

Jnggu dusho knnn After much difficulty

Ljng dusho m lin After much testing

Dusho xin'r pnwng How many hearts are hoping

Pnwng chn de xioxi Looking forward to the news of spring

Gngx gngx gngx n ya Greetings greetings greetings to you!

Gngx gngx gngx n Greetings greetings greetings to you

Things we do during Chinese New
Year
Spring Cleaning time
Decorate the house
Reunion dinner
Settle all debts
Wear new clothes , especially red
Giving of hong baos
Visit families
Say/speak only good things
Eat New Year goodies
Play firecrackers
Why the Auspicious Colour
Red?
Chinese Mythology of the Nian
Should Christians Celebrate
CNY?
CNY is a deeply rooted tradition - >5,000 years
Much focus on temporal earthly life and tangible
success
Follows lunar calendar with assigned animals (12)
These are religious horoscopes
The practice of astrology is condemned in the Bible -
Isaiah 47:12-13reads, 'Stand now with your
enchantments, and with the multitude of your
sorceries ... Let nowtheastrologers, the stargazers,
andthe monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you
from what shall come upon you.
And that includes consulting a geomancer or feng shui
master, bomoh or shaman as well
Should Christians Celebrate
CNY?
Greetings , Ang Pows & Hanging Paper
Pineapples, Chinese Character ,
Spring cleaning, sweeping the floor
Should Christians Celebrate
CNY?
Ways we can maintain good CNY traditions
Visiting families
Give ang pows with emphasis on blessings for
the children
Greetings with blessings rather than the focus
on earthly gains & success
The God of the Bible is our Redeemer, the
reason and foundation of our confidence and
joy for the new year - for 'if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature: old things are
passed away; behold, all things are become
new' (2 Corinthians 5:17).