Something's a brewin'... and it'll be great and big and exciting. This blog is moving to a new medium (hint hint). I urge you to subscribe to the RSS feed and be the first to know when everything is up and running.
In the meantime, I'd like to wish all of you a happy new year (and a happy upcoming Chinese New Year on Feb. 7).
If you're in the need of a little extra luck in this, the Chinese Year of the Rat, here's a few superstitions you can try on for size:- Clean house the day on (Chinese) New Year's Eve - do NOT clean on day of.
- Replace sheets
- Do not wash hair on 7th (you'll wash away your good luck)
- Bust out your red sweater - red is auspicious on the 7th.
- Listen to the first words said to you that day, they will be significant in relation to your fortune for the year.
- Don't lend anyone money on the 7th and try to have all (or most) debts paid.
- Avoid talking about death or dying (no ghost stories on the 7th).
- Eat sweets to ring in a sweet new year
- Open your windows to let in good luck and let out the old year
- No pointy objects! Stay away from knives and scissors or you'll cut your fortune away (same goes for hairdresser - big no-no).
