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年年有钱算, 天天好彩头

The following are the auspicious items that you will need to hang behind your front door to usher in good luck and fortunes for the Chinese New Year.

What you need to buy:

  1. 两棵有根的大头蒜 – Two stems of "Suan" with Big Head (the bigger the better)

  2. 两棵有叶的红萝卜 – Two sticks of Red Carrots with leaves attached (White Carrots with leaves attached and dyed in red may be used as an alternative if red carrots are not available.)

  3. Red Paper

  4. Red Strings

  5. Two small bells

Procedures:

  1. Wrap the Red Paper on the pairs of "Suan" and Red Carrots.

  2. Tie the Red Strings in such a manner that it is slanted to one side.

  3. Attach a small bell to each of the pairs.

  4. Hang it up on the Eve of Chinese New Year, before or after Reunion Dinner.

  5. Say – Soon Soon Li Li Huat ah!!! 顺顺利利, 发!

  6. Keep it there until near the next Chinese New Year, then you remove it and prepare for new ones to be hung.

  7. Don’t worry, there will not be any rotten or foul smell.

Reasons for placing such auspicious items behind the main door:

  1. 大头蒜 – The whole year got money to count

  2. 红萝卜 – The whole year filled with auspicious luck

  3. Bell – To activate and keep active these two items every time you open or close the door.

 

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Please take note of the weight of the above items and select the proper fixtures to hang the auspicious items.

Best regards,

Rayden Sim

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:31 +0100 Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:39 - Chinese New Year Preparation for peace and family wealth ... http://www.tianlufengshui.com//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:chinese-new-year-preparation-for-peace-and-family-wealth-throughout-the-year&catid=15:what-to-do-for-the-chinese-new-year&directory=62 cny_prepare_1春饭"Choon Rice" Main purpose of placing this item is to have abundance of rice to eat, symbolizing having peace and family wealth throughout the year.

What you need to buy:

一枝春花 - 1 stalk of Spring Flower

十二立红枣 - 12 Dried Dates with seeds

一碗团圆饭 - One bowl of rice

十二个两角钱 - 12 pieces 20 Cents Coins

cny_prepare_2Scoop a small bowl of rice and fill it up full. Insert 12 pieces of 20cts coins halfway into the rice all round the side of the bowl. Place 12 Dried Red Dates (those with seeds in it) in front of the coins. Put the 春花in the center of the rice.

Leave the bowl in a corner of the kitchen and dispose the rice and the Red Dates 4 or 5 days after New Year. Keep 2 coins each in a Red Packet for you to keep in your wallet or drawer. The rest of the money can be used to buy some sweets to eat.


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发糕 "Huat Kueh" of course to "Huat" throughout the year!!!

What you need to buy:

一枝春花 - 1 stalk of Spring Flower

一个小发糕 - 1 Huat Kueh

Put the 春花in the center of the Huat Kueh. Place it at the kitchen together with the 春饭 rice for the same amount of days too.

Best regards,

Rayden Sim


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