Show CHINESE NEW YEAH Chinese New Now Tear was observed i with usual ceremonies by the tho Chinese all nil over tho the world Ono One of tho the features of ot that occasion Is tho the cleaning process which precedes tho festival Tho The accumulated dirt of ot many months disappears disappears pears as If It by magic and everything Is la made mado to look bright clean and cheerful Stores laundries restaurants living rooms find cand the tho Chinaman him self salt undergo the tho cleansing operations Ho lie washes his outer garments and clothes and bathes his person in per perfumed fumed water Chinese habitations are aro elaborately decorated with streamers of at red paper bearing mottoes and wishes for tor good goodluck goodluck luck luok Fire crackers are aro sot set ort oft us as at an Important part of ot tho NeW Now Years cole cele celebration bration and this it seems Is IB a n re religious r ceremony Tho Tiun Chinese burn bairn firecrackers to drive out devils Chi ne nelie e boys boyll and girls arc not allowed aJ owed to touch these death lenth dealing weapons of or religious warfare Tho The red color Is predominant In Iri Chi nese decorations Tills rids is because In inthe tho the view vI ow ot or tim tho Chinese tile tho red re l color represents tho the lito of ot the tho universe Iva ls 1181 Is IB therefore equivalent to a 11 wish for tor health of ot body bud and soul No pres pros present present ent cut It is said Is over bestowed upon Uti anyone Is not nut carefully wrapped up in red led paper toIl lied Is ts tho the color ot of tim the longevity candles candies and the tho birth birthday birthday day flay eggs lied Hed Is used on out every joy joyful till ful occasion as nfl at nt marriage or at nt tho lh birth of ot a 11 annie mala child A It Chinese custom which Is la well voIl worthy oC of Imitation Is 18 tho settlement of or I nil debts lot ls before New ev Years day do The Tho I Chinese believe there thoro Is no disgrace equal to ta having an nn unpaid I debt on tho the first filst morning of or tho the now year In or order der to enable them to moot meet their lia ha liabilities shopkeepers offer their nt ut n low prices nOd and It Is its a common occurrence for Cor families to part with valuables and ond odd bits of ot brae curios relics relic ornaments and unal objects of at n nut t for tor a n trilling sum Wo 0 however that oven Oun creditors havo their trials and adial dUn Iho the theory that nil all debtors pay va up at nt this titis tUne of at tho thu your year mu Tho Jho Chinese who ho are aro I In Inclined dined go no to the tho JOSH Jass house noon after nUel daybreak on the tho t day lay or ot tho thu now new newy no y year 1111 ir and them offer their prayers to lo toWong Wong through tho Iho medium of or Rain Ban They propitiate heaven and anal earth O with wit h offerings of ot rico rice voga ogo tabU ton oranges orane antI and Imitation lion tion money which they burn burai with In Jons jOlls sticks Raid lid 1 uI tier waid wand they the pay pU 11 homage lo tl their house household hold gods Thu rib fill Chinese e year with tho tia first n lie w moon utter after thu the mm suit outer enters tho of oC and fliPi of nt oe of ot and 1111 amid twentynine t clays with n II till full moon tailing fulling in III tho middle of or each month |