When Will Cap Go Meh 2025 Start?

Illustration of Cap Go Meh (ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA The Chinese community will soon celebrate the Chinese New Year. At that moment, one of the celebrations was the Cap Go Meh tradition. This tradition is a sign of the 15th day as well as the last day in a series of Chinese New Year celebrations. To find out the exact schedule for the Cap Go Meh 2025 celebration, first know when this year's Chinese New Year will be held.

This year the Chinese New Year celebration itself will begin on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Meanwhile, Cap Go Meh will be celebrated starting on the first 15 months, namely on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. While the celebration will begin at noon at 13.00 WIB or start in the afternoon at 15.00 WIB. The celebration hours are adjusted to the organizing committee for the celebration.

Cap Go Meh is a celebration owned by the Chinese ethnicity. This celebration originated from the ritual of respect carried out by the ethnic community to Dewa Thai Yi during the Han Dynasty era, namely the 17th century. This celebration was later widely known and celebrated by Chinese communities in various countries, including Indonesia.

In Indonesia, Cap Go Meh is celebrated with various series of activities. Some of the events that were held were as follows.

People who celebrate Cap Go Meh will usually perform rituals and prayers to express their hopes or as a form of gratitude. At this moment, rituals and prayers are also intended to ask for abundant fortune in the future.

One of the most iconic of Cap Go Meh celebrations is the lantern festival. At that moment, people will be busy making red-gold lanterns, he installs them on the streets, in front of houses, malls, or other crowded centers.

The shapes of the lanterns made also vary, from the shape of the basic fields such as tubes to the shape of a dragon.

There is also a lion dance attraction which is a typical art of the Chinese community. The lion dance symbolizes a dragon that brings good luck as well as a negative energy expulsion. The lion dance will be accompanied by traditional Chinese music that seems lively. Usually there are two to three lion dances that will enliven the celebration event.

The tradition of sharing angpao, which is a red envelope containing money, is one of the activities that is also closely related to Cap Go Meh. For those who are married, this tradition is usually done by giving angpao to children and unmarried families.

In addition, ahead of Cap Go Meh, the community also performs a house cleaning ritual. This is intended to throw away unlucky and welcome the new year with better luck.

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