Some items used to `usher' into a new home

[Cecil Lee]

This pictures shows some items that are brought into a new house:
1. Usually, an auspicious date (and time) is chosen.
2. On the auspicious day and time, the owner of the home brings some auspicious items into the home:
2.1 A packet of salt, rice and sugar.
2.2 Some of the items shown in the picture are:
- A red charcoal stove
- A red container containing coal (representing gold)
- A `huat' quay or self-raising cake (symbolic of a `raise')
- For the Hokkien (Chinese dialect group), a pineapple is rolled from the main entrance door into the house. A `pineapple' represent luck.
- Some sweets etc...
Take a look at the picture
Besides the above, water is boiled immediately after entering the home and all lights in the home are turned on.
A picture of the kitchen, where water is boiled. Red packets are also placed e.g. on the kitchen stove and in each rooms. Usually the money should be even numbers. For example, it can be 6 cents. For the Hokkien, 6 sounds like luck. For the Cantonese, they may use 8 cents for luck.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil