Good Luck For The New Year
It’s time to prepare for love and good luck for the new year!! The Year of the Rabbit is coming…and our beloved St. Valentine’s Day!! Celebrating is ohhh so much fun and having something special to look forward to these chilly, damp days! The Chinese astrological Year of the Rabbit begins Sunday, January 22 and continues through Friday, February 9, 2024.
Gong Hei Fat Choi!!
Red Chinese Lanterns (Art.com) | Baccarat Chinese New Year Rabbit (Neiman Marcus) | Baccarat Zodiac Rabbit (Bloomingdale's)
It always reminds me of my travels and buying days in China – just yesterday!! Ganbei (Chinese toast - word for cheers!) …banquets, Great Wall and all! Special days collaborating with colleagues, that became lifelong friends!
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Today, Marlene is wishing us good luck for the new year with a look at the Chinese New Year
From ways to celebrate to home decor that will bring good luck, Marlene's got you covered
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Good Luck for the New Year
1. The Sign of the Rabbit
The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture.
2023 is predicted to be a year of hope!! A quick and skillful creature, the rabbits are considered to be vigilant, witty, quick-minded, and ingenious! They also symbolize new births and prosperity…becoming a western symbol for Easter, Spring and Luck.
Red is the color or symbol of good luck in Chinese culture and also used for new year decorations, especially when combined with gold. How festive, regal and elegant!
2. How To Celebrate
There are several traditions and lovely fun…even if you are not superstitious or of Asian descent!
- Cleaning your home, to make way for good luck to start entering in.
- Displaying Chinese New Year paintings and artwork (even Imari plates) that contain images of health and bounty, including animals and fruit.
- Decorating with bowls of food, flowers, and other treats.
- Placing mandarin oranges in bowls throughout your home symbolizes fruits of happiness for the New Year! It is said to be good to use an even number and eat in pairs!
- Setting out trays of eight candies, as eight is a lucky number symbolizing good luck and wealth, as the Chinese character for eight rhymes with fortune or wealth.
- Giving gifts of money in red envelopes to friends, colleagues, relatives, and children.
- Honoring ancestors and all they have done for you…offering food or drink.
Feng Shui Chinese Coins for Wealth and Success (Home & Kitchen) | Antique Chinese China Imari Royal Export Porcelain Gilt Blue (Etsy) | 18th Century Chinese Imari Plate (eBay) | Imari Style Gold Embellished Porcelain Asian Plates (Chairish) | Sugarfina Green Tea Almonds (Bloomingdale's) | Lotus Flowers Candy (Bloomingdale's) | Peach Blossoms Candy (Bloomingdale's)
3. Home Scents
You can even scent you or your home with beautiful Orange…. Blossom, or Bitters too! So, enjoy the preparation…and a bit of cleaning, till next week!!
Ganbei – cheers!! xoxo MMK
Jo Malone London Orange Blossom Cologne, (Macy's) | Orange Bitters (Bloomingdale's) | Antica Farmacista Orange Blossom Hexagonal Candle (Bloomingdale's) | Agraria Bitter Orange PetiteEssence Diffuser (Neiman Marcus) | Glasshouse Fragrances Year of the Rabbit Orchids & Blood Orange Soy Candle (Bloomingdale's) | Michael Wainwright Truro Gold & Platinum Glass Giftware (Bloomingdale's) | Hunt Slonem Gold Leaf Bunny Coaster Box (Neiman Marcus) | Butterfly Gingko Dinnerware (Neiman Marcus) | Year of the Rabbit Orchids & Blood Orange Soy Candle (Bloomingdale's)
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