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When is it too late to still have Holiday decorations up?
Jeff Wrangler:
Despite being ill again on Sunday, on Monday I managed to get the Christmas Village structures packed up and returned to storage in the basement until next Christmas Season. I also put away the train that had served as the Christmas Express.
For now, I have left the "winter landscape" on the train table. I also continue to have man-made Poinsettias in my flower vases; they can stay for another month or so, as "winter flowers." Then I'll replace them with spring flowers. :D
(I also began organizing my tax papers yesterday, but that doesn't have anything to do with holiday decorations.)
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 11, 2017, 07:15:36 pm ---I don't know why people don't decorate for the Lunar New Year. It starts on January 28 this year and will be the Year of the Rooster. Lots of decorating possibilities!
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I saw something on TV news last night about a company in China making inflatable roosters that look like Donald Trump. The one I saw looked like a great big chicken with a Donald Trump wig! :laugh:
Do Asian people decorate their homes for the Lunar New Year? What sort of decorations do they use?
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 17, 2017, 02:32:00 pm ---
Do Asian people decorate their homes for the Lunar New Year? What sort of decorations do they use?
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Oh yes, New Year is the time when Asian people clean their homes from top to bottom, sweep out all the dirt and ill will, pay all bills, and visit people they haven't seen in a while to make sure they haven't been neglecting anyone. They distribute tangerines and money in special red envelopes to children. There is a scroll of the Kitchen God that hangs in back of the oven. They take down the scroll and burn it so the Kitchen God can go report to heaven on all the good things the family did over the year. Then they put up a fresh new kitchen god. Calligraphy and paintings are hung wishing everybody a prosperous New Year. There are lions and dragons made of paper and red lanterns are used to decorate. There are a lot of traditions which you can google if you're interested.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 17, 2017, 04:41:12 pm ---Oh yes, New Year is the time when Asian people clean their homes from top to bottom, sweep out all the dirt and ill will, pay all bills, and visit people they haven't seen in a while to make sure they haven't been neglecting anyone. They distribute tangerines and money in special red envelopes to children. There is a scroll of the Kitchen God that hangs in back of the oven. They take down the scroll and burn it so the Kitchen God can go report to heaven on all the good things the family did over the year. Then they put up a fresh new kitchen god. Calligraphy and paintings are hung wishing everybody a prosperous New Year. There are lions and dragons made of paper and red lanterns are used to decorate. There are a lot of traditions which you can google if you're interested.
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How interesting! Thanks, FRiend! :D
CellarDweller:
I'm putting my Valentine's stuff up tonight.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on January 23, 2017, 05:00:59 pm ---I'm putting my Valentine's stuff up tonight.
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I put my Christmas stuff down two days ago :-*
Well, not everything. The tree is still up. :-X After getting everything else down and neatly packed I decided it was enough work for one Sunday. We'll see about the tree. :)
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