Ni hao? Bethany and I went to a Chinese New Year party today at UB. What fun! We learned that New Year's is China's biggest holiday, and it lasts 15 days! This year is the year of the pig, so Bethany's Chinese friends gave her a cute, glittery piggy bank. They also gave her some real Chinese money in a red "lai-see" envelope, which is supposed to bring good luck. We had a lot of fun learning what to do and not do during the New Year celebration!
1. Buy new clothes for the celebration!
2. Make sure you have enough food stored up so you don't have to go out shopping.
3. Don't buy shoes. (I guess shoe shares it's name with evil, so it's bad luck.)
4. Don't get your hair cut - it "cuts" your luck.
5. Don't sweep the floor - it sweeps away good fortune.
So now you know. 10 more days until the new year!
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