Waterview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrates Chinese New Years

FLUSHING, N.Y. - Feb. 19, 2015 - PRLog -- (February 2015) Flushing, New York - - Waterview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrates Chinese New Years. Waterview would like to wish all their Chinese New Years celebrating residents a Ji Xiang Ru Yi (may harmony and everything follow your will) and Sui Sui Ping An (may harmony and safety follow you year round). This year, the Chinese New Years also known as the Spring Festival from the literal Chinese translation was celebrated on February 15th to commemorate the years that past and rejoice in the new years to come.

No one really knows when the Chinese New Years really began. Some say it began with the Shang Dynasty but according to legends, the beginning of Chinese New Years began with a mythical creature called the “Year”. The “Year” looked like an ox with a lion’s head and dwells in the sea. At the night of New Years Eve, the “Year” would come out and torment people and animals as well as destroy their lands and homes. People later found out that the “Year” was afraid of the color red, fire, and loud sounds. Consequently, the community started hanging red paper lanterns and launching fireworks at the end of the year. Henceforth, the Chinese people stay up all night, trying to fend the beast away. Eventually these legends turned into a huge part of Chinese tradition.

There are many different Chinese traditions one of which involves the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner. These dinners are usually familiar based, especially for those with family away from home. The main dishes that are usually served are fish and dumplings, which represent prosperity. As mentioned before, the fireworks are used to scare away all the evil. It is also said that the first person to launch the first firework of the New Year will obtain good luck. The red envelopes are normally filled with money and some sort of blessing. The packets are then customarily given to married couples and children to suppress the evil and to keep them healthy provide a long life. Cleaning is another tradition upheld by many Chinese individuals. This is done in order to clean out the old and welcome in the new. After the cleaning is completed, people would decorate their homes with the color red. Finally, people honor the New Year by greeting everyone with a Sui Sui Ping An (harmony and safety year round) or Gong Xi Fa Cai (congratulations and prosperity).

Waterview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a premier 180-bed skilled nursing and comprehensive care facility serving the healthcare needs of Flushing, New York. Services include exceptional short-term rehab for individuals coming from an acute-care setting, long-term care, an Alzheimer's/Dementia program, hospice and more. Waterview's highly trained team of physical, occupational and speech therapists carefully tailor unique recovery programs for each resident.

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