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2011/01/23 07:08:53瀏覽1359|回應3|推薦9

恭喜發財

 

2011 is the year of the rabbit! Chinese New Year this year falls on February 3rd. It is celebrated as the symbol of spring’s celebration. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar.

Red envelopes are usually passed out during the Chinese New Year’s celebration. It almost always contains money, usually varying from a couple of dollars to several hundred. They are usually red with auspicious characters, designs or symbols. Per custom, the amount of money in the red envelopes should be of even numbers. The numbers 6 and 8 are considered lucky.

Some of the most common Chinese New year foods are: fish, nian gao, fa gao, noodles and much more.

Eating a whole fish is to bring long life and good fortune. One should eat the fish with head and tail intact.

Nian gao or Chinese New Year cake. It is considered good luck to eat nian gao during Chinese New Year.

Fa gao literally translates as “Prosperity cake”. It is a common dessert for the offering in Chinese New Year festivals. It is made with wheat flour, water, sugar and leavened with either yeast or baking powder. Fa gao batter is steamed until it rises and splits open at the top.

Noodles are served uncut, in which it represents longevity and long life.

One should wear red or other bright colors throughout Chinese New Year because it was once believed that red could scare away evil spirits and bad fortune.

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Sir Norton 魯賓遜,救命!
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氣氛第一
2011/02/05 21:38
今年喫到了那些特好的年菜?
家人朋友都好嗎?
~*Annie Oakley*~(sillydancer) 於 2011-02-08 12:09 回覆:

Gong Xi Fa Chai, Dr. Norton!

How was your Chinese New Year's dinner? We had hot pot and boy... it was oh so good! Do we get any red envelopes?



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年年有魚
2011/01/23 16:16
清蒸魚﹐好吃呢。先拜早年﹐恭喜發財。

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虎落平陽
2011/01/23 14:13
嘿﹐小姐﹕ 妳本命年快過了﹐兔子年來了﹐ 又老一歲嗎﹖ 對不起﹐數學不好﹐dyslexia~ oops.........

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