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geraldc -

Chinese New Year is a pretty superstitious time for my family. As we're originally from Hong Kong
we generally stick to:

Mustn't clean the house on New Years day.
Can't wash or cut hair today.
Shouldn't eat meat today (well for one meal at least).
Buy flowers/pot plants for the house.

My family regard themselves as still fairly rational, as we don't do the washing with pomelo
leaves as some people still do

I know they generally tell people the more normal traditions about wearing red and the hong bao
etc, but do they ever teach you the stranger ones?



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buanryoh -

I thought traditionally new years was a time to clean one's house in order to get rid of all the
bad spirits?

Maybe i have just remembered wrongly!

Marc










phunkyphred -

i think that you're supposed to clean your house in the days prior to CNY, but not on CNY itself..
because you want to clean out all the old bad luck/spirits and have a clean house.

Then the fireworks + offering to keep the old spirits away.


so on new years, you have a clean slate and it will be easier for good luck to come to you.


but, i am new to all this so perhaps i'm wrong!

(i just wanted to join the discussion! : )










got_no_jaffas -

if you eat chicken feet, you will run faster for the coming year & your marathon personal best
times will fall.

i can categorically say this doesn't work!










Koneko -

No sweeping!

But my family always do!

K.












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