Sheep or Goat? This seems to be the great debate. Either way, Gong Hei Fat Choi - or, in English, Happy New Year! For some of the world, the new year begins on January 1st. But for millions around the world, mid-February marks the Chinese New Year. This Chinese festival egins on the second new moon after the winter solstice and ending on the full moon 15 days later. It is marked by family and friends, special meals, fireworks and gift giving.
Food is such an important part of many cultures. It brings people together, it inspires conversation, photography, it stimulates the senses. Holidays inspire some of the best cuisine. If you're celebrating Chinese New Year or any holiday really, you cannot go wrong with a dumpling - or pot sticker, as they're often referred to as. For a great recipe to make some dumplings for your next get together, you need to check THIS out!
FIVE quick facts about Chinese New Year:
1) It's China's most important holiday
2) Roughly a sixth of the world will celebrate it
3) 2015 is the year of the goat/sheep*
4) Children will sleep with money under their pillow
5) Red clothing and elements are essential
*2015 is the year of the goat, but you may see it referred to as the “Year of the Sheep” too.
The confusion stems from the Chinese character “yang”, which can translate in colloquial Chinese as either sheep or goat.
Those born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1967, 1979, 1991 or 2003 are goats, who can count their lucky colours as brown, red and purple.
Their characters are supposedly kind and peaceable, while their best months are supposedly August and November and their lucky flowers are primroses and carnations.
And there is your "Chinese New Year Lesson"!
Whatever you're doing, celebrating or not, do it with the people who make you the happiest!
'Til next time,
#ForTheBestJob,
- The Rob Kelly Team
FIVE quick facts about Chinese New Year:
1) It's China's most important holiday
2) Roughly a sixth of the world will celebrate it
3) 2015 is the year of the goat/sheep*
4) Children will sleep with money under their pillow
5) Red clothing and elements are essential
*2015 is the year of the goat, but you may see it referred to as the “Year of the Sheep” too.
The confusion stems from the Chinese character “yang”, which can translate in colloquial Chinese as either sheep or goat.
Those born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1967, 1979, 1991 or 2003 are goats, who can count their lucky colours as brown, red and purple.
Their characters are supposedly kind and peaceable, while their best months are supposedly August and November and their lucky flowers are primroses and carnations.
And there is your "Chinese New Year Lesson"!
Whatever you're doing, celebrating or not, do it with the people who make you the happiest!
'Til next time,
#ForTheBestJob,
- The Rob Kelly Team
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