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Its Chinese New Year tomorrow and we are having a 2 day holiday here and so there is one more New Year for all sorts of resolutions.

Since this Forum has seen all sorts of greetings right from Thanksgiving to DMK New Year so lets Gong Xi Fa Cai and welcome the Year of the Horse 2014!



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Simple and lilting tune Renu! It is set to KeeravANi rAgam. :thumb:

Anyone from China in our forum? If so, Happy New Year to you! :)

P.S: This movie song is also set to the same rAgam: Zindagi Ek Safar
 
Raji Ram said:

Simple and lilting tune Renu! It is set to KeeravANi rAgam. :thumb:

Anyone from China in our forum? If so, Happy New Year to you! :)

P.S: This movie song is also set to the same rAgam: Zindagi Ek Safar
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That song is the Official Chinese New Year song but this one is at a faster beat. All shops and Malls are playing this now.

I sing this song to tease my husband cos his paternal grandmum is Chinese!
 
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Mam,

Wish and pray that let this New Year bring good health, wealthand happiness to all Chinese brothers/sisters and their families.:)

'Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavanthu'.


Regards
 
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Dear Ganesh Sir,

Wiki says:

The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, which indicates both the moon phases and the solar terms. In the Chinese calendar,

a year usually begins on the second dark moon after the winter solstice but occasionally on the third dark moon after the winter solstice.

Hence the year starts on 'amAvAsai' only!
 
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renuka said:
Its Chinese New Year tomorrow and we are having a 2 day holiday here and so there is one more New Year for all sorts of resolutions.

Since this Forum has seen all sorts of greetings right from Thanksgiving to DMK New Year so lets Gong Xi Fa Cai and welcome the Year of the Horse 2014!
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xie xie, doc! nián nián yǒu yú...
 
Raji Ram said:
Are you still stuck in Adi, Sir?

Today is 'Thai amAvAsai', right? :)
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I meant thai only..Thanks..I have made correction in post...There seems to be some connection between Thai Amavasya & the Lunar year.. ...This day is very important for Tamil Hindus...Look at the crowd in Rameswaram...Why did the Chinese choose this day for New Year!
 
[FONT=&quot]Let us see what does the Chinese New Year represent

The source of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities as well as ancestors.

Thai Amavasya is also for offering ablutions to our ancestors![/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The Thai Amavasya is considered significant as this is the first Amavasya or the New Moon in the Utharayana Punya Kalam or the Northern movement of Sun. [/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]The traditional belief is that the Dakshinayana Punya Kalam is the ‘day’ for the Pitrus or ancestors and conversely the Utharayana is the ‘night’ time for them. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]It is believed that the ancestors visit the material earth (and us) during their daytime, that is the Dakshinayana period starting sometime around the Mahalaya Paksha period. With the onset of Utharayana, the Thai Amavasya is considered special - as a sort of grand dinner or a send-off feast for the ancestral spirits.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Ref: Chinese New Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/FONT]

Thai Amavasya 2014 Tharpanam procedure in Tamil | Faith And Rituals Blog on Speakingtree.in
 
Dear Ganesh Sir,

I too had a doubt that Chinese New Year might be always on Thai amAvAsai.

It is not so. In 2015, it is on MAsi amAvAsai. (19th Feb)

Please have a look at this chart: ('MAsi' starts around mid Feb)


[TABLE="class: wikitable"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Animal[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Branch[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, colspan: 3, align: center"]New Year dates[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]鼠 Shǔ Rat[/TD]
[TD]子 Zǐ[/TD]
[TD]19 February 1996[/TD]
[TD]7 February 2008[/TD]
[TD]25 January 2020[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]牛 Niú Ox[/TD]
[TD]丑 Chǒu[/TD]
[TD]7 February 1997[/TD]
[TD]26 January 2009[/TD]
[TD]12 February 2021[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]虎 Hǔ Tiger[/TD]
[TD]寅 Yín[/TD]
[TD]28 January 1998[/TD]
[TD]14 February 2010[/TD]
[TD]1 February 2022[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]兔 Tù Rabbit[/TD]
[TD]卯 Mǎo[/TD]
[TD]16 February 1999[/TD]
[TD]3 February 2011[/TD]
[TD]22 January 2023[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]龍 Lóng Dragon[/TD]
[TD]辰 Chén[/TD]
[TD]5 February 2000[/TD]
[TD]23 January 2012[/TD]
[TD]10 February 2024[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]蛇 Shé Snake[/TD]
[TD]巳 Sì[/TD]
[TD]24 January 2001[/TD]
[TD]10 February 2013[/TD]
[TD]29 January 2025[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]馬 Mǎ Horse[/TD]
[TD]午 Wǔ[/TD]
[TD]12 February 2002[/TD]
[TD]31 January 2014[/TD]
[TD]17 February 2026[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]羊 Yáng Goat[/TD]
[TD]未 Wèi[/TD]
[TD]1 February 2003[/TD]
[TD]19 February 2015[/TD]
[TD]6 February 2027[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]猴 Hóu Monkey[/TD]
[TD]申 Shēn[/TD]
[TD]22 January 2004[/TD]
[TD]8 February 2016[/TD]
[TD]26 January 2028[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]雞 Jī Rooster[/TD]
[TD]酉 Yǒu[/TD]
[TD]9 February 2005[/TD]
[TD]28 January 2017[/TD]
[TD]13 February 2029[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]狗 Gǒu Dog[/TD]
[TD]戌 Xū[/TD]
[TD]29 January 2006[/TD]
[TD]16 February 2018[/TD]
[TD]3 February 2030[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]豬 Zhū Pig[/TD]
[TD]亥 Hài[/TD]
[TD]18 February 2007[/TD]
[TD]5 February 2019[/TD]
[TD]23 January 2031
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Source: Wiki
 
Raji Ram said:
Dear Ganesh Sir,

I too had a doubt that Chinese New Year might be always on Thai amAvAsai.

It is not so. In 2015, it is on MAsi amAvAsai. (19th Feb)

Please have a look at this chart: ('MAsi' starts around mid Feb)


[TABLE="class: wikitable"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Animal[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Branch[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, colspan: 3, align: center"]New Year dates[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]鼠 Shǔ Rat[/TD]
[TD]子 Zǐ[/TD]
[TD]19 February 1996[/TD]
[TD]7 February 2008[/TD]
[TD]25 January 2020[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]牛 Niú Ox[/TD]
[TD]丑 Chǒu[/TD]
[TD]7 February 1997[/TD]
[TD]26 January 2009[/TD]
[TD]12 February 2021[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]虎 Hǔ Tiger[/TD]
[TD]寅 Yín[/TD]
[TD]28 January 1998[/TD]
[TD]14 February 2010[/TD]
[TD]1 February 2022[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]兔 Tù Rabbit[/TD]
[TD]卯 Mǎo[/TD]
[TD]16 February 1999[/TD]
[TD]3 February 2011[/TD]
[TD]22 January 2023[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]龍 Lóng Dragon[/TD]
[TD]辰 Chén[/TD]
[TD]5 February 2000[/TD]
[TD]23 January 2012[/TD]
[TD]10 February 2024[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]蛇 Shé Snake[/TD]
[TD]巳 Sì[/TD]
[TD]24 January 2001[/TD]
[TD]10 February 2013[/TD]
[TD]29 January 2025[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]馬 Mǎ Horse[/TD]
[TD]午 Wǔ[/TD]
[TD]12 February 2002[/TD]
[TD]31 January 2014[/TD]
[TD]17 February 2026[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]羊 Yáng Goat[/TD]
[TD]未 Wèi[/TD]
[TD]1 February 2003[/TD]
[TD]19 February 2015[/TD]
[TD]6 February 2027[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]猴 Hóu Monkey[/TD]
[TD]申 Shēn[/TD]
[TD]22 January 2004[/TD]
[TD]8 February 2016[/TD]
[TD]26 January 2028[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]雞 Jī Rooster[/TD]
[TD]酉 Yǒu[/TD]
[TD]9 February 2005[/TD]
[TD]28 January 2017[/TD]
[TD]13 February 2029[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]狗 Gǒu Dog[/TD]
[TD]戌 Xū[/TD]
[TD]29 January 2006[/TD]
[TD]16 February 2018[/TD]
[TD]3 February 2030[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]豬 Zhū Pig[/TD]
[TD]亥 Hài[/TD]
[TD]18 February 2007[/TD]
[TD]5 February 2019[/TD]
[TD]23 January 2031
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Source: Wiki
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Dear RR Madam,

I saw this calendar once more..I do not have the Tamil Thai calendar ..Normally Thai ends on 12th or 13th Feb..If we assume 12 Feb as cut off, out of 36 years shown, The Chinese New year falls 87% on Thai Amavasya & 13% in Masi Amavasya...The Chinese new year is based on the luni solar calendar which indicates both moon phase as well as time of solar year
 
Raji Ram said:

Simple and lilting tune Renu! It is set to KeeravANi rAgam. :thumb:

Anyone from China in our forum? If so, Happy New Year to you! :)

P.S: This movie song is also set to the same rAgam: Zindagi Ek Safar
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Mrs RR
is there are a software tool that can recognize Aarohanam and Avarohanam, and the basic phrases of Raga and provide name of a Raga..

I can get about 70% right - wish there was a way to validate !

I know tool does not exist - it will be nice if someone built it.

Regards
 
Dear TKS Sir,

Those who have 'swara jnAnam' can easily find the swarams for any tune sung / played. For such new tunes,

the method I follow is to find the swarams and then the rAgam because the gamakams found in Carnatic rAgams

will not be there in such tunes! This New Year tune is based on KeeravaNi rAgam.

In Carnatic music, it is easier to identify the rAgams because of the correct gamakams.
 
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