Gong xi fa cai! Happy Yin Metal Ox Year! If you want to celebrate this Lunar New Year on February 12th, you can start by eating dumplings and/or present your friends and family (or yourself) with oranges, tangerines and pomelos. The many traditional foods of Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, are…
Yellow , white and gold are some of the most auspicious colors for the Yin Metal Ox Year. I’ll tell you why. Have some fun with this! Chinese philosophy and astrology contribute to the traditions and guideposts for how to celebrate and have a prosperous, lucky and healthy new year. There are lucky words, lucky…
Do you have family or cultural traditions that dictate what to do and not do on various holidays or days of observance? The 3 tips below are popular in China for the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, on Feb 12, 2021. Most traditions are clustered around good luck, prosperity, and good…
Throw beans at the Demon, banishing him outside! Welcome happiness in for the coming year! Oni Wa Soto! Fuku Wa Ichi! Japanese Bean Tossing Day is typically celebrated between Feb 2 – 4 (depending on the lunar calendar) and heralds the coming of Spring. It typically falls on Feb 3rd, but in 2021, it is…
Gung Hay Fat Choi! January 25th 2020 kicks off the Chinese New Year, which launches a new decade, a new 12-year cycle in the Chinese Zodiac system, and also the beginning of a new 60-year cycle. So if it’s not obvious yet, this is a particularly auspicious year for new beginnings, new possibilities, starting over…