Monday, February 18, 2013

Traditional Chinese New Year Custom

            A series of colorful celebration activities begin on the first day of the first day of the first lunar month. After the Spring Festival, all kinds of entertainment programs used to be given in the rural areas in China. Just like the flower exhibition in Beijing now, the entertainment programs include walking on stilts, taking a boat on ground and operas.

No matter in the city or in the countryside, all the people will do one thing that is to extend Spring Festival greetings. This activity begins at first between family members. Normally we will extend our Spring Festival greetings to our elders, such as our parents, uncles and aunts. Relatives will drop each other a visit during the Spring Festival to give their best wishes. 


To drop a Spring Festival visit to give your new year greetings when you are out. Have a luck talk. Happy New Year! May you come into a good fortune! A luck talk can bring Luck to people in the new year. Health is very important. So new greetings normally have "Good Health!" Hope everything goes your way. May you succeed at whatever you try.

Since 'Yasuiqian' '压岁钱' is money put into a small red paper envelope, people also call it "red bag/envelope/pocket". Normally, our elders give us children new year money. We kowtow to them and give them our best wishes. They will give us new year money. Actually, "sui" in yasuiqian has a homonym which means evil spirit. Yasuiqian is to get rid of this evil spirit and bad luck. So people give some money to bring good luck. In fact, at first people did not give money but other symbolic gifts. Then, they give money. No matter how big or small the amount is, it has a symbolic meaning.  
               

After the 10th day of the first lunar month calendar, people begin to celebrate Yuanxiao Festival/the Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao Festival is the 15th day of the first lunar month, another climax during Spring Festival celebration. Watching lanterns and eating Yuanxiao are two main activities for Xuanxiao Festival celebration. On this day, people go to guess riddles on lanterns at night and have a big dinner for celebration. The riddle games are full of wisdom and fun.
During the Spring Festival, one must be extremely careful in his or her acts and words. Because Chinese people want to have a nice start at the beginning of each year. Therefore there are many taboos during the Spring Festival. Some words should not be spoken and some things should not be done. 
There are many taboos during the Spring Festival. One should not sweep on the first day of the first lunar month. If you sweep on that day, you should sweep from outdoors to indoors, but not from indoors to outdoors. If a child breaks something on that day, you should not blame him or her. You should say "To break is great for next year!" Break in Chinese has a homonym which means Year. If a child says something bad, it is "Children’s words are no taboos."

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Special Design Bed For Your Special Taste

 As we all know that we have one third lifetime spending on the bed, so we should treat ourselves better.We can buy ourselves a good bed, cozy and comfortable. Not only for that, the design of bed also counts a lot.
Put your bed in a castle. East, west, home is best. Your castle is the best place where you want to go when you are tired,exhausted, or sad, or joy.
 If you can see a special design in your bedroom, will you smile first and jump up onto the bed ?lol...Wow, It is a sandwich!

 Facebook is the most widely used social platform in the world. Almost we use it everyday. When you get home, lie on it and you will have a nice chatting with your friends and love too.Though you are apart, your heart close together!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Deck Chair--Relaxing


 If you have a house by the sea and a big open balcony or a big windoesill, you must want to have a cozy deck chair. All these places are good enough to place a deck chair to enjoy the sea breeze, the touch by the wind and so on.
 Of course, not everybody is lucky enough to own such a wonderful house. We common people have our own hone in somewhere of a city. But we still dream to have a big open balcony or windowsill where we can get in touch with the sunshine.

 If it is rainy or something like that, we can move the chair indoor. Lie on it, read some books and magzines with a cup of tea or coffee. How cozy and comfortable!


When you are tired, lie on it, take a nap without any thinking, worries or stress. When you wake up, you will feel relaxed.

 On Sunday Afternoon, when sunshine is warm and breeze is gentle...lie on the chair, make a dream about what you want but can not get in real society! How wonderful!



If it is in summer, we need a cool deck chair to relax ourselves at dusk. The bamboo chair is the best choice. You can imagine the cool feeling bought by the bamboo!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

How to decorate your first door



It is not to say that the bigger a house is, the better the life quality is!
What we want most is the surroundings which should be warm sweet and peaceful.
Maybe we do not have enough money to own a big house, but we can do it much more beautiful by ourselves.

For example, we can plant as many pretty flowers  as we can to naturally decorate our first defending line--DOOR.

 when you see the fresh green plants and flowers, I bet you will have a nice mood, and forget the worries and stress all of a sudden!Do you agree?
 Life needs miracle! And also life needs to be creative. We can use our great mind to imagine, to decorate, to build the most wonderful home ever dreamed for days.
What's more, the appearance of your home stands for your own taste and personality. You can be judged from the design of your yard. That is to say, the decoration is a symbol of your self introduction.



























All these plants do not cost you too much money, time and energy! Maybe you just need one hour a day to look after them. In return, you will get a whole day wonderful mood.
 Also, this job can kill your boring time and overmuch fat. You will never be on a diet.


 The red flower with green leaves is a classic match, which is eye-attracting. You can recognize your house at a long distance.



























Though we get the beautiful door head, the safety problem is still a big concern. All are guaranteed under the safe and sound condition. 

Monday, January 28, 2013

Wear Your Plimsolls to Climb Mountain

Winter has almost said goodbye to us, spring is on the way...We have dressed ourselves a lot for a long time and feared the cold. We have a long time staying home. As soon as spring comes, we will go outside to let our heart and mood fly! 
 Mountain is a good place to go. Have you ever prepared for the upcoming trip? The plimsolls are necessary!

 Lattice design inside. This design can be for two use only. scroll out or bristle it. Whatever, it is nice.

There are five colors, red, dark blue, pale green, black, pale yellow. All these colors are popular among young people. They all look like pure and fresh.