1. Clean the house before the Chinese New Year begins.
In Chinese culture it is considered important to sweep away
any bad luck that may have accumulated during the previous year.
In Chinese culture it is considered important to sweep away
any bad luck that may have accumulated during the previous year.
2. Never clean on the first days of the Chinese New Year.
The Chinese Culture believes this will sweep away any
good luck that enters the door.
3. Decorate, always use red color to decorate windows and doors.
Red is considered a very auspicious color in the Chinese Culture.
Red is considered a very auspicious color in the Chinese Culture.
4. Money Packets. Distribute money packets on Chinese New Years Dayto children
and unmarried friends. These lucky red packets are decorated with gold symbols
and filled with lucky money.
and unmarried friends. These lucky red packets are decorated with gold symbols
and filled with lucky money.
5. Lucky Foods. Certain foods in Chinese Culture symbolize good fortune
and abundance. Tangerines and Oranges are often given to children
and guests, to symbolize wealth and good luck.
and abundance. Tangerines and Oranges are often given to children
and guests, to symbolize wealth and good luck.
6. Prepare Chinese Dumplings. A coin is hidden in one of the dumplings.
Whoever gets the dumpling with the coin will have good luck through the year.
Whoever gets the dumpling with the coin will have good luck through the year.
7. Sweet Beginnings. Prepare a tray with eight compartments, each compartment
contains a symbolic food like lotus seeds nuts, thought to provide a sweet beging
in the New Year.
contains a symbolic food like lotus seeds nuts, thought to provide a sweet beging
in the New Year.
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