How to Celebrate an Auspicious Lunar New Year

I got this from a flyer on Chinese New Year Festivities. Btw, the Lunar Year of the Tiger starts on 14 February 2010.


DO'S

• Stock up with plenty of food
• Have new, fashionable clothes ----> I like this :-)
• Celebrate with sumptuous feasts
• Put away all brooms, brushes, dusters and dustpans
• Have new furnishings
• All rooms must be brightly lit and cheerful

DON'TS

• Do not wear black
• No crying. Unless they are tears of joy.
• Do not stop shopping. ----> As in? hahhaa
• No trashing of rubbish during the first 5 days of the new year
• Do not eat congee or porridge
• Do not wash your hair on 1st day