Celebrate Chinese New Year 2010
Sunday, February 14th – the Year of the Tiger!
This year Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Sunday, February 14th and the date ushers in the Year of the Tiger! The Chinese calendar is based upon a 12 year cycle with a different animal assigned to each year and it’s believed that people share characteristics with the animal of the year of their birth. So those born in the years 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 and 2010 are believed to have charismatic personalities, love a position of power, straight forward, outgoing and sometimes suspicious! It’s also believed that what takes place on New Year’s day will affect the year ahead – so:
- wear new shoes to start 2010 on the right foot
- don’t speak loudly or scold your kids
- avoid bad luck by making sure that you don’t drop your chopsticks
Share in the Festivities
Your family can share in the festivities of the Chinese New Year with some fun and easy ideas! Set your table with a red cloth and serve favorite Chinese dishes whether from your kitchen or a local restaurant. Paper lanterns, chopsticks, fortune cookies and “lucky money,” which is money in lucky red envelopes, will complete the scene! If you’d like to turn your dinner time celebration into a real party, there are some fun products that will add to the festive atmosphere! Oriental Trading offers:
- Year of the Tiger paper plates and napkins (Chinese New Year Party Set
)
- a very cute tissue paper Chinese lantern kit (Chinese New Year Lantern Kit
)
- “lucky money” red envelopes to be filled as you like (Chinese New Year Red Envelopes
)
- a set of 78 bamboo fortune telling sticks! (Fortune Chopsticks)
I love any opportunity to share special times with family, and perhaps a festive meal on February 14th will be just the thing for your family during these cold and dreary days! Here’s to good luck in 2010 for all!
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