O-Mei Wushu USA will be closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday season
Please note that the school will be closed from Monday, December 24, 2018 to January 1, 2019 for Christmas and New Years.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Christmas in China
Merry Christmas in Chinese is 圣诞快乐 (pronouned Sheng Dan Kuai Le) and is a western holiday that is celebrated more and more especially in the big cities in China. However, like many western holidays in China, it is more of a commercial holiday where young couples give each other gifts, much like Valentine’s Day. Decorating one’s home for Christmas is very rare though many shopping malls show quite of bit of Christmas spirit.
A unique tradition that is becoming quite popular is giving apples on Christmas Eve. This is because the Chinese word for apple is 苹果 (pronounced ping guo) which sounds very similar to the chinese word for peace, 平安 (pronounced ping an).
New Years (January 1st) In China
Since the Chinese place great importance on the lunar calendar, January 1st, while a public holiday, is not particularly important to the Chinese. Most celebrate it by attending corporate parties. At midnight, there is a fireworks show over the Forbidden City in Beijing.