The year of the Ox- 2009
- Image by chooyutshing via Flickr
We will be celebrating Chinese New Year in about a weeks time. It would be time to send the Rat of and welcome the OX as it reigns supreme in 2009. I have been busy lately spring cleaning the house and getting everything ready for welcoming the new year.
The boys will be dressed in their Chinese Costumes as we go visiting friends and relatives. Ryan is extremely looking forward to it as it is his chance to build up his “holiday funds” via the cash that he receives as red pocket money.
Photo by Flickr
[ As part of the Chinese Custom kids are given red packets with money inside from married couples to symbolize good luck]
I remember as a kid receiving red packets were what I looked forward to every Chinese New Year. It was also a good time to see how “generous” our relatives were in giving. The red packets that I received ranged from $2-$50 and I manage to save quite a bit each time.
However with the current economic downturn I am quite skeptical to the number of >$10 red packets that Ryan will be able to bag. 🙂
It will be a fun time for us as most of our relatives who live overseas will be flying in to meet up with the rest of the family during this festive season. It will be great to see them after missing them for a year.
I’m off now to the market to buy some mandarin oranges which will be exchanging as symbols of wealth and good luck during our visitations.
Have you completed your shopping for Chinese New Year ?
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January 21, 2009 @ 10:41 am
In case I don’t come by in a few days time…
Happy Chinese New Year to You and your family!!!
January 21, 2009 @ 7:59 am
Happy CNY to u!~
January 22, 2009 @ 5:42 pm
Happy Chinese New Year! Sounds exciting. We’re not celebrating it, but the kids will have a parade at school, and we might stop by San Francisco’s Chinatown.
January 22, 2009 @ 7:00 am
Thanks.. Happy CNY to you too 🙂
January 23, 2009 @ 10:09 am
happy new year! hope you can visit me.
January 22, 2009 @ 7:00 am
Happy New year to you too Angeline. Have a great time with the boys 🙂
January 23, 2009 @ 4:50 am
Happy Chinese New Year, Go year of the OX!
January 24, 2009 @ 4:24 am
Happy Chinese New Year to you.
Kung Hei Fat Choi (Is this the right way of saying it?)
Hope a lot of windows and doors open for you and your family in this new year.
I find it interesting that the year of the Ox is arriving when the global economy is taking a good beating. Hopefully the tenacity, hard work, patience and dependable calmness of the Ox will influence people all over the world to respond in a similar way as they deal with this crisis.
Good luck!
January 24, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
@vered,@tony, @khaye,@twintoddlerdad
Thanks for your Chinese New Year wishes :)_
January 29, 2009 @ 9:10 am
Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family. May your year be filled with good fortune, happiness and great health.
🙂