You are going to see a series of posts "red" cos Chinese new year is coming soon and Red liberally all decorations! This year, the first day of the first lunar month falls on 26 January.
Chinese houses are decorated with paper cutouts phrases foretells year's Chinese couplets written on two
strips of red paper, fresh flowers, plants, red lanterns which can be seen here. Traditionally, the lanterns believed to scare away evil spirits and to lighten the mood with glowing red for good luck.
In Chinese, "fish" and "abundant" has the same pronunciation, so fish in Chinese culture symbolizes wealth, like the popular Chinese expression meaning "surpluses may every year." Fish also symbolize harmony, reproduction because they multiply rapidly.
The most popular fish motif find Chinese art, Chinese culture is casts or fish.CARP symbolizes strength and perseverance. scaling, which closely resemble the old dragon, the symbol of power in China. Now, you eat jelly-like mango! (Price shown this post tags are in Singapore dollars).
During Chinese new year celebrations, families and friends to become a "new year hit" on one of second homes. In each household saves their tables topped with sweet foods, to welcome relatives and friends with festive treats. With these temptations irresistible, it takes a lot of discipline not to overeat and stay healthy!
"Special of the day –" pineapple tarts and get cashew nut buy or cappuccino cookies free!
Mrs. freshly baked pastries carefully arrange pineapple into container. pineapple represents good luck. I love to eat them if they are not too sweet.That's going to lose weight how soon!
Seeds and groundnuts in the different existing flavours … no groundnuts, melons black soy sauce etc.Eating seeds hotel offer spread of children, groundnuts represent longevity. Chinese love to play with words and symbols.
Frequently used ?????? packets to make them sound like refering phrases to wishes expressed during the Chinese new year.All food is symbolic of the Chinese eat during the Spring Festival heralds has meaning.These are the dried food wrapped in beautiful gift boxes, foretells. dried scallop means gold and wealth; mushroom means seizing opportunities.
Singapore, Ba Gua (??), marinated grilled pork slices usually square, is a popular gift for your relatives and friends.Days before the Chinese new year, you see vendors at several queues crazy Goa next, famous and everyone is willing to pay a higher price for the next days where there than Goa queues not!
Well, I'm not a fan following Goa (or Bakkwa), found in oily hair that is too! = p
On the eve of Chinese new year, families gather for dinner held in Singapore, usually we have we held at steamboat. parents evening and my brothers previously one day, this day, then, later in the night, me and my hubby can take a coach to Ipoh, Malaysia otherwise used the Chinese new year's Eve dinner.
There's so much to talk about the Chinese calendar. see you soon in the next update my Gong XI FA CAI LIES ...! "Niu "change!
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