Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy New Year! Chinese New Year begins January 31, 2014. This is the Year of the Horse. Kung Hei Fat Choy - "Wishing You Success and Prosperity!" Everyone at Feng Shui Consultants of Boca Raton and Zen Appeal wishes all of you peace and prosperity during the new lunar year 4712. There are many traditional items associated with the Chinese New Year. Flowers, oranges, and lion dances are all very important parts of the Chinese New Year celebration. Chinese characters symbolizing happiness, wealth, and longevity are displayed. Celebration of the Chinese New Year usually goes on for 15 days. On the night before Chinese New Year (January 30) red clothing or jewelry is worn to ward off evil spirits. According to myth, on the first Chinese New Year the Chinese people protected themselves from a negative force called Nien using firecrackers. They were able to keep him from returning. He represents negative energy from the past year. The representations of firecrackers prevent you from repeating past mistakes. Real firecrackers are lit to ward off evil spirits and clear negative energy from the upcoming year. Representations of firecrackers in hangers are hung to symbolically do the same. We sell the Firecracker Hanger with imitation firecrackers hanging from a medallion including the Chinese symbol for Good Fortune, a gold ingot and two oranges for wealth and abundance in the Chinese New Year. The Firecracker Hanger is $14.00. Buy it now on our Zen Appeal Feng Shui Chinese New Year Gifts page http://www.yourfengshuistore.com/Chinese-New-Year_c_29.html . Gift giving is also a large part of this holiday. Red Envelopes that are gold-stamped with good-luck mottoes and containing a gift of Chinese Coins are the traditional gift. On the day of Chinese New Year these Red Envelope gifts are exchanged. Commonly, married couples give children and unmarried adults these coin filled envelopes as a way of passing on their good luck. They can also be used to pass generation wealth and longevity luck among family and friends. Elderly people in Ancient China used to thread coins with a red string. The three coin combination was said to ward off evil spirits and protect from sickness and death. We sell the Red Envelope with 3 lucky Chinese Coins tied together with red ribbon as our Lucky Fortune Gift. The Lucky Fortune Gift is $4.50. Buy it now on our Zen Appeal Feng Shui Chinese New Year Gifts page http://www.yourfengshuistore.com/Chinese-New-Year_c_29.html .
Lanterns are used in the Chinese Lantern Festival during the last day (15th day) of the celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Lantern Festival originated as a way to show respect to Buddha and protect family and wealth. For Chinese New Year hang your Good Fortune Paper Lantern in your entryway, near your front door, during the New Year's celebration. It will bring you extra good fortune all year long. The Good Fortune Paper Lantern is $3.00. Buy it now on our Zen Appeal Feng Shui Chinese New Year Gifts page http://www.yourfengshuistore.com/Chinese-New-Year_c_29.html . Since this is the Year of the Horse, Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Horse with your own Feng Shui Horse. The Horse for Success is $9.00. Buy it now on our Zen Appeal Feng Shui Chinese New Year Gifts page http://www.yourfengshuistore.com/Chinese-New-Year_c_29.html .