CHINESE NEW YEAR 2013
Posted by admin on Feb 9, 2013 in Press Release | Comments Off on CHINESE NEW YEAR 2013
Parking is tight at markets, lines are long for roast duck and some of the best sweets are selling out as millions of Indonesians, Americans, Singaporeans etc prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
People across the nation are preparing for the holiday, the most important for many Asian families. They buy the iconic foods that make the festival: long noodles for long life, whole fish with head and tail attached for family wholeness and sweet red bean soup for a sweet new year.
The Lunar New Year is a festival celebrated by more than 1.5 billion people in Asia. In China, it’s the Spring Festival. Worldwide, Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese and other Asians celebrate the beginning of a new year on the second new moon after the winter solstice. It’s a time of gathering with family, honoring ancestors and eating.
An important tradition is lucky money, which symbolizes prosperity for the coming year. Friends and relatives give children red envelopes that usually contain a crisp new $1 bill, Jung says. In the days leading up to the new year, there are long lines at banks as people get new bills to give away. BUT …
“The Lunar New Year is a symbol of being together with family to share joy and happiness. That meaning is much more important.”
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2013 TO ALL ‘MY KONJAC SPONGE’ LOVERS 🙂
XO Team Konjac