Kumthar China a An Lawm Danin

Chainiste tana kum khat chhunga hun pawi ber mai Spring Festival "Chinese New Year" tih a kan hriat thin lawm tur hian Chaina ram chhunga mi zawng zawng an phu suau suau thin a. Hetih hun lai hi zin vei vak tam ber hun lai a ni a, mihring maktaduai tam tak nitin maiin an chhung leh kua te bula he hun pawimawh hman loh hlau hian an pian leh murna khua, an hmangaihte awmna khaw lam pain an hawng sup sup thin a ni. Ringtuten Krismas kan hman ang hian, an hun pawimawh ber a nih avangin chhungte tel lova hman an hlau em em thin a ni. Chainis ni lo Chaina rama awmte tan pawh hetih hunah hi thiante tawngkam tha changin Spring Festival hmang tura min sawmtu kan lo chang ve ran thin, kan vanneih chuan student hlui te, thiante min sawmtu an awm ve neuh neuh thin. 2013 Spring Festival hi February 10 a ni a, keipawh ka student hlui leh thian Kareni chuan an inah an Kumthar hmang turin min sawm ve a lawm takin ka YES a, February ni 7 khan an khua "Sufang" lam pana kal turin ka inlum nuam tak ka chhuah ani. 

Sawi tawh angin zin vei vak tam ber hun lai a nih avangin Bus Station ka va thleng chu mi an lo tam hle mai a, ticket ka lei a, bus lawn tur a kan intlar chu Dragon sei tak ang mai hian kan kawi nuai mai a ni. Ka naute khaw bus hi Xian atangin a awm loh avangin Fuping khuaah ka tawp phawt a ngai a, (He khua hi Chaina ram President thar ni mai tur Xi Jinping pianna khua a ni) he khua a kal tur hi an lo tam em em mai a. Darkar hnih ka intlar hnuah busah ka chuang ve hram a ni. Tichuan, tlai dar 5:30 velah chhuakin Fuping khua tlai dar 6:30 ah ka thleng a, chu khuaah chuan ka nau nen an chhungte inah kan riak a. A tukah chuan ka nau nuteii chuan Sufang khuaah a motor in min thlah chho ta a. 

Khua kan thlen chuan an kawngpui pawimawh ber chu bazaar lian takah an lo chantir a, kawngsir velah an "kut" inbuatsaihna chi hrang hrang atan thil an lo zuar a. Keini pawh kawng thawl laiah motor dahthain bazaar te chu kan fang kual vel a.  Kan fankual hnuah ka naute in lamah kan thleng phei a, central heating an neih ve loh avangin a vawt tha hle. 

1. People selling "Duilian 对联” the couplet that they put up on their doors, on the streets in preparation for Spring Festival 2013

2. Firecrackers an item that is an essential part of the whole celebration on the streets of the village market. 

3. People buying and selling food items- pickled radish, tofu, vegetables, sprout beans, mantou (steamed bun), crackers, etc as a part of their preparation to celebrate the festival. 

Chainis Spring Festival/ New year hi "Thla Calender" (Lunar Calender) hmanga chhut a ni a. Kum 2013 atan hian February ni 10 a ni a. Dan tlangpuiin he kut atan hian an inbuatsaih nasa thei hle a, in leh a chhehvel te an tifai a, thawmhnaw thar an lei a, midang thilpek (present) tur an lei khawl a, an theih tawpin an in buatsaih thin a ni. Chuvangin an bazaar pawh a lun thei hle a ni. Tin, Spring Festival a hnaih hi chuan rukru pawh khawlaiah an pung nasa hle thin. 

Chainis hian Urlawk zan kan tih hi Chuxi “除夕” an ti a. Hemi niah hi chuan an buai thei hle thin, chawhma lamah kumthar lawmna atana an mamawh zawng zawng, ei leh in tur te, in cheina ang chi te leh halpuahte an lei fel vek a; in lam tihfai ngai an tifai vek bawk a. Tlai lam inlam hna an zoh fel hnu chuan "laltin" te, Duilian 对联 (couplet) te an kawngkharah an tar a. Khaw hrang hrangah hian an tihdan a in ang vek hran lova, ka zinna khuaah chuan Duilian an kawngkharah an tar zo chu halpuah an hal chur chur a, hmun thenkhatah erawh chuan halpuah an hal hran kher lo. 

Ka naute in khawngkharah hian "Duilian" hi an tar ve lova, a chhan ka zawh chuan a pu thihna kum thum a la tlin loh avanga bel lo an nih thu min hrilh a. 

5. People hanging lanterns and putting up the couplet (duilian 对联）on their doors.

Khua a lo thim chuan mahni in lamah an hawng, chhungkaw kimin chaw an theih ang anga tui leh tha an siam chu an eikhawm a, tihtur dang an zawh tawh avangin TV hmaah an thu a chhungkaw kimin CCTV New Year Gala programme an en khawm thin. He programme hi 700 million chuangin an en thin a, drama te, lam te, zai te, fiamthu te an lantir thin a, darkar 3 chuangte a awh thin a ni. 

Zan dar 12:00 a lo rik chuan, khua chu halpuah ri in a tuam vel a. Suangtuahna ransa (mythological animal)  tihbaiawm tak mai  "Nian shou 年兽 " an tih chuan mihhring a ei thin a an hlau em em mai a, mahse chu ransa chuan hlauhawm tak mai chuan  "ri" (sound), "eng" (light)  leh "rawng sen" a hlauva an hriat avangin in tin mai chuan an kawngkharah lehkha sen an bel bakah chuan zanlaiah chuan halpuah an hal chur chur mai a, chuvang chuan khawnawt chuan kan ri chuah chuah mai a ni. 

6. The mythological animal Nianshou 年兽 .（source: fr.guildwars.wikia.com)

7. Making lots of noise on the street because Nianshou 年兽 is believed to be terrified of loud noise. 

8. The remains of the firecrackers that was burned at night to protect themselves from the mythological animal "Nianshou 年兽”

Zing a lo nih chuan in tin mai kawtlai chu halpuah halna hnu chuan a sen nguai hlawm mai a ni. Chainis rin danah chuan Kumthar ni hian inchhung atang hian engmah paih chhuah leh phiah fai thianglo a ngaih a ni, "vanneihna" an paihchhuah emaw an phiah bo palh tak hlauvin. Chuvangin heng halpuah an halna hlui pawh hi Kumthar ni hian an tifai ngai lo a ni. Mi thenkhatten khawlaiah kuang leh rithei chi hrang hrang an siam a, an ransa hlauh Nianshou an tih chu hnawh bo nan an ti bawk a. 

Zing chaw kan ei kham chuan kan inti fai sawk sawk a, mi lo lenglut te lo lawm turin kan lo inbuatsaih a. Kumthar tuk hian chhungte leh thianthate inah thilpek kengin an tlawh kual a, kumthar chibai inbuk kualin induhsakna thutha tak tak an inhlan kual thin a, "Bainian 拜年" an ti bawk a. Khawlaiah thilpek kengin an intawk suau suau mai thin a ni.Hetianga kumthar chibai inbuknan hian tawngkam hman bik an nei thin a, 新年快乐 Xin nian kuaile, 过年好 Guo Nian Hao, 心想事成 Xin Xiang Shi Cheng tih te leh hetianga induhsakna thu hrang hrang hmang hian an in chibai kual thin a ni.  Kumthar ni hmasa berah hian an pate, an pasalte lama an chhungte inah an kal  tlangpui a, a ni hnihnaah hian an nute, an nupuite chhungte tlawhnan hun an hmang ve leh thin a ni. 

8. People visiting relatives to give their New Year greetings or Bainian 拜年。

Hetianga an chhugte an tlawh zawh chuan hunawl an neih veleh thenkhatten "mahjiang" (mahjong) te an khel a, thenkhatin card te, Chainis chess te an khel a an theih ang angin an intihlim thin a ni. Chawhnu lamah chhun chaw chhungte nen eirawng an bawl hova, eitur hun dang aia hnianghnar tha in an buatsaih bawk a, hlim takin an ei thin a ni. 

9. People playing mahjong with a deck of cards and enjoying the sunshine on a New Year's day.

Ka thlennate chhungkua hi pathum chauh an ni a, ka hrehawm an hlau hle maia an thiam ang angin min duat ve hle. Vanduai thlak tak maiin an tui kawng khawvawtin a hmet khawng a, inah tui hawng tur a awm loh avangin ka cham chhung ni 5 lai mai inbual lovin ka awm a, mahse Chainis thingtlangah chuan an inbual khat hle an ti a chuvang chuan ni 5 chhung chu lungawi takin ka tuarve a ni. 

In leh lo tha tak tak an nei hlawm a, mahse thil pakhat nuihzatthlak ang reng tak mai chu "ekin" lamah hian an thang vak lo a ang hle. Ka thlenna te pawh hian in zaupui ft. 130 dawn lai mai a thui an nei a, an in hnunglamah chuan ram awl tlem a awm a chumi kilah chuan lei hi tlem an laikhuar a, chutah chuan kan inthiar thin a, kan inthiar zawh a lei kan vur thin a ni. Mahse hengte hi ka tan chuan "experience" tha tak mai a ni ve a, hetiang tawng thei a awm hi a lawmawm hranpa ve hle in ka hria. Tichuan, Chaina ram hriatthiamna thar neiin February 12 khan Xi'an lamah mahni inlum nuam takah ka thleng leh ta a ni.