10 ways to ensure a prosperous year of the monkey

10 ways to ensure a prosperous year of the monkey

Want to have a prosperous new year with good luck following you everywhere you go? Follow these ten suggestions from the Hong Kong Tourism Board and luck may just come your way…

Chinese New Year means new fortunes for the year ahead and what better way to ensure a prosperous 12 months than following the colourful customs of the Chinese.

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  1. Dress in Red! Good Luck will Shine from Head to Toe.

Red is associated with joy, happiness, good luck, wealth and good fortune. It also symbolises fire and it can ward off evil spirits. Dress in red at the start of the New Year and have good luck follow you for the next 12 months.

  1. Smile and Smile! Let Only Good Words Come from your Mouth.

Greeting everyone you see with a big smile and a blessing will bring you happiness and an upbeat spirit for the New Year. Don’t say anything bad and you won’t be in the presence of evil spirits for the rest of the year.

  1. Give Thanks to the Spirits! Pray for Good Fortune in the New Year.

During Chinese New Year, locals go to the temple to give thanks for the past 12 months and pray for good fortune in the New Year. To plan ahead for the New Year draw the fortune sticks to get a glimpse of your luck in the New Year.

  1. Watch a Lion Dance! Get Good Energy in the New Year.

The lion signifies courage, stability and superiority. Absorb the good energy from the lion during its dance and be as strong and courageous as the lion in the New Year.

The lion moves to the musical rhythm of the drum and mimics moods with its movements to make it look lifelike.

  1. Capture the Monkey in the Night Parade! Be as Smart as a Monkey in the New Year.

The Monkey represents cleverness, dexterity and nimbleness in Chinese culture. People born in the year of the Monkey are deemed smart. If you’re lucky enough to capture the Monkey in the Night Parade you can be as smart and nimble as the monkey in the year ahead.

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  1. Looking for Mr or Ms Right? Circle a Peach Blossom Tree to Find your Partner.

Peach blossoms symbolise luck in love. To attract this luck, walk around a peach blossom tree three times in a clockwise direction. Do this and your Mr or Mrs right is bound to appear in the New Year.

  1. Place a Tangerine Tree at home for Good Luck and Fortune in the New Year.

In Chinese, the character and pronunciation of “Tangerine” and “Luck” are the same, and the colour of tangerines is similar to gold. This makes it the perfect auspicious item for a business person. Having a tangerine tree at home or in the shop front will bring business people great luck and great profit in the New Year

8.  Spin Away the Bad Luck and Attract Good Luck with a Pinwheel

According to Chinese customs, spinning a pinwheel wards off the bad luck, and brings good fortune. “Spinning” in Chinese has the same meaning as “change”, so by spinning the wheel, you can “change” your luck from bad to good.

  1. Bring Warm Blessings to your House with Hand-Written Fai Chun.

Fai Chun is red paper with phrases wishing good luck, prosperity and other blessings. People stick Fai Chun on the door to make the coming year a fruitful and lucky one.

  1. Decorate your House with Plenty of Red for a Jubilant Festive Atmosphere.

For Chinese people, red is the colour of happiness and good fortune. If you decorate your house in red, your home will be blessed with happiness and good fortunes for the year.

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