The 7th Day of Chinese New Year in
2015 is Feb 25
2016 is Feb 14
2017 is Feb 3
2018 is Feb 22
2019 is Feb 11
2020 is Jan 31
In Hong Kong the 7th day of Chinese New Year is called "jan 4 jat 2*" in Cantonese. It means it is the birthday for everybody. But why?
My
friend emailed me a story. According to
a legend, a female god called "leoi 5 wo 1" or "neoi 5 wo 1"
created different animals on different days from Chinese New Year Day.
Day
1 of Chinese New Year is "Birthday of Chicken"
Day
2 of Chinese New Year is "Birthday of Dog"
Day
3 of Chinese New Year is "Birthday of Pig"
Day
4 of Chinese New Year is "Birthday of Sheep"
Day
5 of Chinese New Year is "Birthday of Ox"
Day
6 of Chinese New Year is "Birthday of Horse"
On
the seventh day after creating the world and various animals, the female god still
felt lonely. So, she created human. Then, Day 7 of Chinese New Year became "Birthday
of Human".
Hmmm,
let's wish everyone a happy birthday!
Happy
Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to all of
you!
P.S. This is a Cantonese lesson my friend emailed to me with her story.
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means human |
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means day or sun |
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When these two words "jan 4" and "jat 6" combined to form a new term means "birthday of Human", the sound of "jat 6" changed to "jat 2". |
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People in Hong Kong are lazy to pronounce some words properly. Since this is a popular habit, it is acceptable to pronounce "neoi 5" as "leoi 5". |
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