except for the WATER TIGER 2022.
The 12 animals - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, sheep, horse, sheep, monkey rooster, dog and pig - in the Chinese zodiac are paired with one of the four elements - wood, fire, earth and metal. All things in the universe are connected with these five elements. 
baby dragons,
peonies and tigers up immediately after Christmas.
Remember the pineapples please! The Chinese word for pineapple, "ong lai" rhymes with "good fortune will come." Rhyming words and numbers are very important during festive days. Words like book (shu, rhymes with to loose) and four (sei, rhymes with death) are taboo.
Words like fish, yu which rhymes with "abundance" are used in greetings - "nian nian you yu" which means "abundance/surplus/excess through the year" NOT "fish through the year."
Prayer items are also prepared and altars tidied.
"Nian gao," which rhymes with "getting higher every year (prosperity )" is a sweet glutinous rice cake offered to the Kitchen God before the New Year. The sweetness to sweeten his report of the household to the Jade Emperor and the stickiness so he cannot say too much. Aren't customs amazing? If only life was this easy.
MAY YOU HAVE A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Selamat chinese new year buat kakak dan family. Aku selalu suka pernak pernik chinese new year. Semua serba merah dan ceria. Juga berbagai filosofi dari hidangannya. Aku suka filosofi pineapple dan juga kue keranjang. Biasanya aku juga suka membelinya dan menggorengnya dengan tepung. Rasanya manis dan enak. Kue mantau pinknya cantik dan cute ^^
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day kak :)
What a colourful and fun post. Many, many thanks.
ReplyDeleteAnd a healthy, happy, prosperous New Year to you.
When my two Chinese born, (adopted by my DD2 Y Hubby) were young, we would celebrate the Chinese New Year, now they are 24 and 19 yrs old and have grown away from that tradition.
ReplyDeleteI have very fond memories of new year spent in Vietnam with much celebration.
ReplyDeleteI think you have spent good times in Asia David, hope you return to this part of the world
DeleteHappy Colorful New year -nice photos.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby is a Tiger and I was born in year of rat.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
My daughter is a rat too!
DeleteFantastic red & gold pictures!
ReplyDeleteMay you have a great new year :-)
Wow! So interesting post and colorful photos!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New year!!!
ReplyDeletei love all those photos:) they are so cute:)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I hope the year of the tiger is yours ^^ Nice pictures
ReplyDeleteA very colorful theme for the year, and the red-yellow radiates a great festival mood. I hope you had a good Chinese New Year.
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