Special Side Note: This is the year of the Tiger, a sign of bravery. This courageous and fiery fighter is admired by the ancient Chinese as the sign that keeps away the three main tragedies of a household. These are fire, thieves and ghosts.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Painting the Town Red...
We couldn't have arrived on this side of the world at a more exciting time....the time of Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year and Spring Festival). This is the most important of traditional Chinese Holidays so people go all out to celebrate in style. The entire town has been decked out in red. Red lanterns and globes and streamers and flowers adorn the streets, sides of buildings, billboards, etc. Everywhere you turn, something new and something red has been hung, strung, or flung on anything that will stand still. Popular themes surrounding this holiday include happiness, wealth, and longevity, and it is an ancient Chinese tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. So get to cleaning people, and here's to a lucky year ahead for each of you, or as they say in these parts, "Gong Xi Fa Cai!"
Special Side Note: This is the year of the Tiger, a sign of bravery. This courageous and fiery fighter is admired by the ancient Chinese as the sign that keeps away the three main tragedies of a household. These are fire, thieves and ghosts.
Special Side Note: This is the year of the Tiger, a sign of bravery. This courageous and fiery fighter is admired by the ancient Chinese as the sign that keeps away the three main tragedies of a household. These are fire, thieves and ghosts.
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