New Year Celebration

[myfs_140026]

Greetings Master Cecil.
Master, can I ask
what are the good practice to do this coming new year's eve? What
particular fruits for display would be in favor and what to avoid?
Can we do general cleaning on the day of new year's eve (tomorrow), or is it wiser to schedule it today?
Thank you so much and have a happy new year ahead...

[Cecil Lee]

Oops! The most important date (for the Chinese) is the eve of Chinese New Year and Chinese New Year = the Chinese follow the moon (lunar calendar).
Thus, this coming new year's eve or new year or start of 2011, has more to do with the western calendar. For example, if you ask an elder Chinese person, the date is not an issue.
However, in modern times; due to commercialization; and the activities to celebrate New Year; younger Chinese like yourself come to see New Year as important.
For the Chinese; thus eve of Chinese New Year holds special meaning: especially the reunion dinner; waiting for 12 am e.g. switching all lights in the home; (In the past, setting off fire-crackers..) And the actual Chinese New Year lasts 15 days with many holiday activites lasting as long as one can.
Thus, unfortunately, for most of the Chinese: New Year or 1.1.2011is just but a "yawn" or another ordinary holiday. Apologies for spoiling your mood; thou. Just to make it a point, here that Chinese New Year still reigns supreme over and above1.1.2011. "Let's not forget it".

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On 12/30/2010 8:27:04 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Greetings Master Cecil.Master,
can I ask
what are the good practice to
do this coming new year's eve?
What
particular fruits for display
would be in favor and what to
avoid? Can we do general
cleaning on the day of new
year's eve (tomorrow), or is
it wiser to schedule it
today?Thank you so much and
have a happy new year ahead...

[myfs_140026]

Thanks for the prompt response Master Lee. Out of practicality (budget hurts of course) we celebrate both western new year and the lunar new year since we live in a multi-cultural society.
Probably it would not hurt, if we will practice what we practice on a lunar new year on 1/1/11...
More power and please keep your noble cause rolling.
Warm regards,

[Cecil Lee]

Sorry, no offense or anything. Just to highlight - thou dramatically, that the New Year is no where near Chinese New Year...
Yes, agree, we are international - multi-cultural.
For the billion or so Chinese especially in China, their daily chores go on. While especially the week before CNY, wow! Many who work in the city would rush back to their hometown and spent at least a week at home.
Oops! Although the Koreans do celebrate 1.1.2011; but this is also less important than the Chinese New Year (lunar new year). So I have to add a few more millions to this 1 billion population thing:....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_New_Year
Closest to China; Only the Japs (Japanese) followthe Gregorian Calendar: 1.1.2011.
Thus, for majority, it is a non-event. (Yawn)...

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On 12/30/2010 8:58:52 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Thanks for the prompt response
Master Lee. Out of
practicality (budget hurts of
course) we celebrate both
western new year and the lunar
new year since we live in a
multi-cultural
society.Probably it would not
hurt, if we will practice what
we practice on a lunar new
year on 1/1/11...More power
and please keep your noble
cause rolling.Warm
regards,???
5;

[myfs_140026]

I cant' help but to laugh...
Thanks for making my day light Master...how I wish it would continue til Lunar New Year...
APPENDED BY CECIL: FOR Sure! If you ask the US of A, what is their wish? They would definitely say let's have another holiday named or known as "WIKILEAKS".

Cheers!!!

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On 12/30/2010 9:27:11 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Sorry, no offense or anything. Just to
highlight - thou dramatically, that the
New Year is no where near Chinese New
Year...Yes, agree, we are international
- multi-cultural.For the billion or so
Chinese especially in China, their daily
chores go on. While especially the week
before CNY, wow! Many who work in the
city would rush back to their hometown
and spent at least a week at home.Oops!
Although the Koreans do celebrate
1.1.2011; but this is also less
important than the Chinese New Year
(lunar new year). So I have to add a few
more millions to this 1 billion
population
thing:....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K
orean_New_YearClosest to China; Only the
Japs (Japanese) followthe
Gregorian Calendar: 1.1.2011. Thus, for
majority, it is a non-event. (Yawn)...On
12/30/2010 8:58:52 AM, Yin Long Lin
wrote:
Thanks for the prompt
response
Master Lee. Out of
practicality (budget hurts of
course) we celebrate both
western new year and the lunar
new year since we live in a
multi-cultural
society.Probably
it would not
hurt, if we will
practice what
we practice on a lunar
new
year on 1/1/11...More power
and please keep your noble
cause
rolling.Warm
regards,???
5;