1. The house should be well-lighted when New Year comes to invite good luck in every corner of the house. All windows must be open to allow good spirits enter the house. As New Year comes, the whole family should make any kind of noise while going around the house to prevent bad luck from coming in and to drive away the bad luck from the past year.
This tradition should be preserved because we already have the belief that this practice could affect our luck for the following year, and it was somewhat proven true, by some people. And even though the belief on this practice wouldn't be true, it is still reasonable to have a well-lighted house with windows open so that we wouldn't have a hard time to find our way through the house and the open windows could bring fresh air, and for making noises, this could make the household more lively just for some moments like that of the New Year's Eve and Day. This practice is also a way to warmly welcome the new year that would come.
2. Of course, the highlight of New Year are the festivities! Lots and lots of food. You should have 12 kinds of round-shape fruits for luck, fish to avoid scarcity, egg and noodles for long life, glutinous rice for luck to stick around. Never ever serve chicken because it signifies hunger and scarcity.
This tradition should be preserved because food is what will satisfy people's hunger, and that some believe that there are certain types of food that we should eat or not eat during the new year because of some symbolical reasons like scarcity or abundance. Having lots of food could also be a way to show gratefulness for all the wealth, luck, and fortune that we had during the former year.
3. On New Year's day, it is a tradition to sell empty bottles and old newspapers. Money earned from selling these recyclable materials will be kept in a piggy bank and must never be spent. It is considered as the first earning for the year. Also, spending on New Year's Day should be avoided. It is believed that spending on such day would mean that you are letting go of money and that this bad practice may mean that you will have money problems for the whole year.
This tradition should be preserved so that we could have our very first earnings for the year, and so that these recyclable materials, when bought by each other, could minimize the place's pollution, then maintain cleanliness. Not spending these earnings could also teach us to save money for future use, then try not to be tempted in spending them.
Sources of Traditions: http://hubpages.com/hub/philippine-new-year-traditions
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This tradition should be preserved because we already have the belief that this practice could affect our luck for the following year, and it was somewhat proven true, by some people. And even though the belief on this practice wouldn't be true, it is still reasonable to have a well-lighted house with windows open so that we wouldn't have a hard time to find our way through the house and the open windows could bring fresh air, and for making noises, this could make the household more lively just for some moments like that of the New Year's Eve and Day. This practice is also a way to warmly welcome the new year that would come.2. Of course, the highlight of New Year are the festivities! Lots and lots of food. You should have 12 kinds of round-shape fruits for luck, fish to avoid scarcity, egg and noodles for long life, glutinous rice for luck to stick around. Never ever serve chicken because it signifies hunger and scarcity.
This tradition should be preserved because food is what will satisfy people's hunger, and that some believe that there are certain types of food that we should eat or not eat during the new year because of some symbolical reasons like scarcity or abundance. Having lots of food could also be a way to show gratefulness for all the wealth, luck, and fortune that we had during the former year.3. On New Year's day, it is a tradition to sell empty bottles and old newspapers. Money earned from selling these recyclable materials will be kept in a piggy bank and must never be spent. It is considered as the first earning for the year. Also, spending on New Year's Day should be avoided. It is believed that spending on such day would mean that you are letting go of money and that this bad practice may mean that you will have money problems for the whole year.
This tradition should be preserved so that we could have our very first earnings for the year, and so that these recyclable materials, when bought by each other, could minimize the place's pollution, then maintain cleanliness. Not spending these earnings could also teach us to save money for future use, then try not to be tempted in spending them.
Sources of Traditions: http://hubpages.com/hub/philippine-new-year-traditions
Pictures: Google Images
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