Chinese New Year this year is on February 10th, 2013. This important traditional Chinese holiday lasts for 15 days! And each day has different festivities and customs depending on where you are from. We have combined these traditions and put them into a parody of "12 Days of Christmas", called "15 Days of Chinese New Year". Have a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year!
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Note: Married people don't get red pockets. And some of the customs that we mention may not be what all Chinese around the world celebrate, this song contains a mix of traditions from Southern China, Northern China and other Chinese diasporas around the world.
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Lyrics:
On the first day of Chinese New Year,
My family gave to me
Lots of red pocket money
On the second day of Chinese New Year,
In my family
Married daughters visit (Dan: What?)
And get lots of red pocket money
On the third day of Chinese New Year
In my family
Nobody visits people
Get fortunes told
And get lots of red pocket money
On the fourth day of Chinese New Year
In my family
Eat Spring dinners
Go back to work
If your job is crappy
And get lots of red pocket money
On the fifth day of Chinese New Year
In my family
Eat dumplings!!!! ~~
For good luck
But not visit family
It's bad luck
And get lots of red pocket money
On the seventh day of Chinese New Year
In my family
It's everybody's birthday
And a goddess made humans ~~
You eat fish and noodles
Unless you are Buddhist
Then you get no meat
And get lots of red pocket money
On the eight day of Chinese New Year
In my family
We eat dinner again
Almost Jade Emperor's Birthday
People go back to work! Nooo!! ~~
Bosses buy you lunch
You eat more
Tummy's getting round
And get lots of red pocket money
On the ninth day of Chinese New Year
In my family
It's Jade Emperor's Birthday
People offer prayers
With sugarcanes
Or tea, incense and fruit~~~
Roast pig
Or gold paper
It all works
And get lots of red pocket money
On the thirteenth day of Chinese New Year
In my family
No more food coma
You go vegetarian
To clean out your stomach
From eating for two weeks
And celebrate the God of War ~~
Who was a Chinese general
Named Guan Yu
Won a hundred wars
And get lots of red pocket money
On the fifteenth day of Chinese New Year
In my family
It's lantern festival
Eat rice balls
And Light up candles
If you're South East Asian
Find a boyfriend
Write down your number~~
On a mandarin
Chuck it in a river
And hope a guy will call you
And get lots of red pocket money
On the days we skipped of Chinese New Year
In my family
We probably just eat
Eat, talk and eat
Lion dance and fireworks
Talk, eat and eat
Eat, talk and eat
Chill, watch TV
Talk, eat and eat
Visit family
And did we say eat?~~
Eat, eat and eat
With family
Or without
And get lots of red pocket money!
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