I have no idea why I didn't post these on Chinese New Year Day. They were actually all edited and resized immediately after being taken since they had to be sent over to Vancouver for the rest of the fam to see.
Chinese New Year Day basically consisted of going to the temple (no, I'm not Buddhist) for New Year festivities during the afternoon and an approximately 2.5 hour-long Facetime session with my family on the other side of the country.
Chinese New Year Day basically consisted of going to the temple (no, I'm not Buddhist) for New Year festivities during the afternoon and an approximately 2.5 hour-long Facetime session with my family on the other side of the country.
For those that aren't aware, red is the colour associated with luck and prosperity, which is why many people will choose to wear red on New Year's Day (or maybe for the entire 15-day duration of Chinese New Year). My family was no exception; I was pulled on my new, bright red down jacket and a pair of two-toned red and black leggings to complete the look. (Wearing and buying new clothes are also a New Year custom.)
As shown above, there were also booths at the temple selling New Year merchandise. Most of the items were horse-themed, as this year is the Year of the Horse.
However, there were also other cute little trinkets such as this adorable kimono cell phone charm that was made in and imported from Japan. Though not exactly related to New Year's, it's still a fun charm to display on your mobile device.
(The charm I'm currently using is actually the horse one (right hand side) of the first photo.)
Hope everyone that celebrated had an amazing Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year and received a good amount of red envelopes! (Ahax)
Technically, the entire month is considered New Year's month and one can received red envelopes at any point during the 15-day span. But as it's quite difficult for that to take place here, given that we don't have the holidays that Asia do, my family just normally celebrates New Year Eve, New Year Day, and the seventh day of the New Year (also known as "Everyone's Birthday" / "Chinese Valentine's Day")
Anyways, off to tackle a report on recycling now!
(The charm I'm currently using is actually the horse one (right hand side) of the first photo.)
Hope everyone that celebrated had an amazing Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year and received a good amount of red envelopes! (Ahax)
Technically, the entire month is considered New Year's month and one can received red envelopes at any point during the 15-day span. But as it's quite difficult for that to take place here, given that we don't have the holidays that Asia do, my family just normally celebrates New Year Eve, New Year Day, and the seventh day of the New Year (also known as "Everyone's Birthday" / "Chinese Valentine's Day")
Anyways, off to tackle a report on recycling now!
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