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There are many traditions during Chinese New Year’s, such as eating sweets to ensure one a “sweet” year and opening windows or doors to bring in good luck for the coming year. Considering what the pomelo fruit represents to the Chinese—abundance, health, childbearing, prosperity—I find this custom befitting for this holiday. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, historically marks the arrival of spring. Many spring festival traditions include plants and flowers that represent hope and promise, and welcome good fortune for the new year. Take a look at these eight unique plants that are believed to usher in an auspicious year. It’s a tradition to use pomelo leaf to shower before the Lunar New Year to remove lingering bad luck or negative energy from the previous year, making space for good fortune and prosperity the Lucky bamboo for Chinese New Year (© Hofred via Canva) Often associated with pandas or building scaffolding in Hong Kong, bamboo plants (fu gwai juk or fù guì zhú, 富貴竹) during the New Year are believed to bring good luck and fortune. Their sturdiness indicates strength. Easy to care for, they sometimes grow in unique twists and turns. At Far East Flora in Thomson Road, for example, general care tip flyers are given to shoppers. Even if they do not hand them out, ask around at the nursery. Those who work there are often expert gardeners who deal with Chinese New Year plants every year. They are always more than willing to dole out advice. 7. Visualize where you want to place "Lunar New Year is not only a Chinese festival but also a significant multicultural occasion in many regions." Posted Yesterday at 11:12pm Tue 28 Jan 2025 at 11:12pm , updated Yesterday at 11:14pm Welcome to a new year! Chinese New Year is full of celebration festivities, so there is lots of time for decorating, parties, delicious food and gifts. Of course, we're excited to celebrate the Chinese New Year with our favourite lucky plants for your home and office, to help bring you good fortune (not to mention a beautiful space). Its vibrant, coin-shaped leaves are believed to attract financial success, making it perfect for the Chinese New Year season. For the best effect, place it near the entrance of your home or in the southeast corner. Care Tip: Jade plants love sunlight, so make sure they get plenty of indirect light. Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. This is a festival called Laba ( 腊八 Làbā /laa-baa/ '12th lunar month' + '8'), in the traditional sense, which Bring Fortune Home with These Auspicious Chinese New Year Plants 1. Apricot Blossoms. These tropical beauties with bright yellow blooms are said to shower luck and resemble gold sprinkled on the ground when they fall. The Chinese name “man di huang jing” literally means “gold all over the floor.” 2. Adeniums One of our Chinese New Year traditions is, to clean our bodies and hair with pomelo-leaf (碌柚葉)! The best day to do the cleaning (not only body and hair, also the household furniture and utilities) is usually the 28th day of the last month before Chinese New Year, i.e. 11 Feb 2010 according to the Christian calendar in this year. chinese have a trafition that you need to boil pomelo leave and use.this.for your.bath.it will remove dirt and bad luck.take a nath before new year's eve. The Chinese factory rush to get goods out before the new year holiday, and the threat of US import tariffs, have seen global container port congestion hit a three-month high. Approximately 3.3m teu, or nearly 11% of the container shipping fleet, is held up at ports in Asia, Europe and North America, according to a Linerlytica report today. The legal holiday is seven days long, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month. Some companies and public institutions enjoy a longer holiday up to 10 days or more, because in common knowledge among Chinese people, the festival lasts longer, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival). It is the longest and most important festival in China. Other countries and regions with large Chinese populations, such as Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Philippines, also celebrate the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in China. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, begins on Jan. 29, 2025 and festivities typically last for 15 days. Raise a glass to see in the New Year in style in Bath. For a glamorous night out, try one of Bath’s cocktail bars, or treat yourself to a celebratory feast at one of the city’s many acclaimed restaurants. Make some memories at a gala dinner or ball, or party into the New Year with live music at one of Bath's buzzing bars. The pomelo, a large, domed yellow fruit, is considered especially powerful. Not only is its citrusy fragrance thought to ward off bad luck, the fresh or dried rind and/or large green leaves can be steeped in warm water and used to bathe the body in a cleansing ritual performed on Chinese New Year's Eve to banish evil spirits that might be lurking about. Make bath time more pleasurable by stocking up on Years Chinese New bath towels, hand towels, and washcloths from Zazzle today! 【Chinese New Year Decorations 2025】 Embrace traditional Chinese New Year festivities with this intricately designed artificial red berries wreath, symbolizing warmth and prosperity. This decoration is an essential element for anyone looking to honor cultural traditions while beautifying their living space during the Snake Year of 2025.
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