Updated on February 11, 2021
HOW I PREPARE FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
Gung Hay Fat Choi my friends! Translated, this means Happy Chinese New Year to you and yours. This is a big deal around my neck of the woods here in British Columbia, Canada. As you may have guessed, I have enormous respect for the wisdom of both Western and Chinese Astrology. They are pretty different in complexity, so I combine the best of both to learn as much as I can about an individual, and also to help pick fortuitous times for various ventures.
I have a step-by-step process in the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year. If you want to have Good Luck — and who doesn’t! — take note of the following suggestions:
- Wear red: The Chinese regard this as a very lucky colour for prosperity. (Also gold bling!)
- De-clutter your home: Always a good thing — but especially at the start of a new lunar year.
- Trim your hair: You are cutting the bad energy away.
- Be generous: Almsgiving is always a good thing, but extend generosity to others at this time.
- Hang lucky charms: Traditionally, I hang all the new animal charms and remove the old ones.
- Out with the old: Anything that is holding you back — let it go!
- A new broom… Sweeps clean.
- Do not… Wash your hair on Chinese New Year! You are washing your luck away!
This year we welcome in the Chinese Year of the Ox also known as the Buffalo. Buffalo types are hard working, determined and very loyal to their loved ones. They would not be considered Party Animals — by any stretch of the imagination! So this gives me the feeling that 2021 will be all about hard work, and getting our lives back to some form of normality. It’s not going to be an easy-going year. But then when you consider everything we had to deal with last year, all the work we still have to do to make up ground, that sure makes sense. Doesn’t it? No quick solutions for sure. Slow and steady wins the race with Buffalo Bill!
I love to decorate for Chinese New Year and this year it falls at the same time as Valentine’s weekend, so there’s going to be lots of red and pink, hearts and dangling little buffalos.
This year, I added a decorated cracker on each place setting, as well as fortune cookies, chocolate coins, and a little LOVE message since it’s also Valentine’s weekend!!
Finally — BLISS!! No cooking for me. We are ordering in Chinese food! Yum!!
Whatever you are doing this coming weekend, have fun. If there is nobody special in your life this Valentine’s, LOVE YOURSELF!! I cannot think of a better idea — Valentine’s or not!!
Sending hugs and kisses to you all and GUNG HAY FAT CHOI!!
Love,
Patricia and Coco xo