01/16/2023
What is a Chinese New Year all about..?
The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is a 15-day festival that is celebrated annually depending on the sighting of the new moon. The occasion is also known as the Spring Festival, and an animal is associated with each New Year. The animals rotate and repeat according to a fixed cycle. This year is the YEAR OF RABBIT.
The most important thing to do "before" January 22, 2023... is to SPACE CLEAR and CLEAN everything inside your home. This includes cabinets, floors, windows, furniture, bedding, and your entrance door. It's a great time to gift away clothes and belongings that may serve someone else better than you, especially items that are associated with heartache and/or pain.
This is called: "sweeping away the dust," and represents a WISH to bid farewell to the old year and welcome in a new Lunar Year.
Next, you will want to decorate your living space with the color to lift the ... the energy inside your home and life. You can buy red lanterns, envelopes, and paper hangings, or you can add "red" placemats, candles, candies, apples and oranges to sweeten the New Year.
While you are shopping, buy yourself something new to wear for this wonderful celebration. And, while you are at it, buy yourself a "new" wallet too! This lets the Universe know that you are generous and abundant, and that you welcome the opportunity to be more and have more of both. :)
During this 15 day celebration - the set aside time to visit elders and to pray to their ancestors. Giving thanks to those alive and to those who came before us is very important to do. For without them - we would not be here on Earth.
On New Year's Eve - open your windows and allow CHI to come into your home and fill your living space with love, laughter, and good fortune.
It's always fun to light firecrackers and sparklers on January 21 (New Year's Eve) and on the 22 (New Year's Day too).
This beautiful celebration is MINDFUL, RESPECTFUL, LOVING and FUN.
It also gives us the opportunity to practice a little Chinese too.
Gongxi" (恭喜/gong-sshee/literally ‘respectful joy', meaning 'greetings' or 'best wishes'), wishing each other good luck and happiness in the New Year.
In JOY,
Suzee Miller