Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Happy New Year!!It is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, and today begins the year of the pig.
On the days before the New Year celebration, families begin a thorough cleaning process known as 'spring cleaning'. It is believed the cleaning the house sweeps away bad luck of the preceding year and makes the homes ready for good luck.
A reunion dinner is then held on New Year's Eve where members of
the family get together for celebration. The festivities are usually held in the home of the most senior member of the family. The rest of the week is spent visiting the houses of families and friends. All guests bring two mandarin oranges as an offering of prosperity. We headed to Chinatown around 7 and arrived by 8:30 and were starving! After getting a little lost in the crowd, we lucked out and got a table near the food stalls. Michele and I shared a fruit salad dish and spring rolls, and later enjoyed coke floats and chocolate covered strawberries. Let's just say I was in heaven.
Michele, Alicia, Rachel and I shopped all evening, and were able to get great deals on traditional Chinese gifts, desserts and candies. The streets were very crowded
though, and it made getting around very difficult. I feel like I had a taste of Time Square here in Chinatown, and as fun as it was I don't know that I would particpate every year!At midnight we were able to see fireworks, and we headed back to NTU around 2. Michele and I went to be early, although our friends stayed up through the next morning to bring extra prosperity to their lives.
posted by Bride-to-Be @ 10:32 AM
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