It's the time of the year again! Chinese New Year! Well, what comes straight to your mind when you think of Chinese New Year? The color red? Yes. Why do we see red everywhere during Chinese New Year? It is believed that red is an auspicious color, symbolizing good luck and happiness. It is also widely used in olden weddings.
During this time of the year, streets of Chinatown will be nicely decorated with Chinese New Year decorations and selling foods like pineapple tarts. People would go shopping for new clothes, buy new furniture and buy new things as it is believed that because it's a new year, we should wear new things to start the new year.
What other things comes red? Definitely the Ang paos! Who doesn't like ang paos? Especially kids, they love visiting more relatives. Is it really that they want to visit or is it just for the ang paos? Why do people put money inside ang paos? It is believed that it protects the person receiving the ang paos.
So what symbolizes Chinese New Year? You might have seen "福" around. You might be thinking, why is the word pasted the wrong way. It is believed that if you paste the 福 the other way round, because it represents good fortune and happiness when pasted upside down.
More holidays, more visiting, more money and steamboat! Who isn't egg-cited!
I always look forward to Chinese New Year because I get to have steamboat with my family and visit relatives that I don't usually visit. I also get to buy new clothes for the New Year! Last but not least, something that all kids love which is the ang paos!
Happy Chinese New Year!
-Zhi Yan
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