I have been tagged by my new blogging friend and this old friend of mine. They want to know what are my new year’s good luck traditions. Here it goes –
What are some of your new year’s good luck traditions?
Rules : Copy the person and persons’ names that sent it to you and add your own at the bottom of the list. It really helps to build community.
Lets start it here!
*My mom used to collect some coins and when the new year comes she put the coins in a bowl and shake it to create sounds. She said its good luck for money throughout the year. And also wearing dotted dresses on new year don’t know why. CC/chalyza/keep
*My old folks always told us to avoid spending money on new years day. They said, once you spend on the first day of the year, you like to spend the rest of the year.Behind d Scenes of ME/ Retchel’s Pure Life/ /A little bit of me
*I grew up believing that if you have some money on your pocket (whatever you’re wearing) come New Year’s eve it will ensure steady flow of income throughout the year. The other belief is that the main door of the house should be wide open come New Year’s eve so that good luck will be ushered in. Juliana of MY WORLD and JULIANA’S LAIR.
*I don’t have any traditionals during New Year. Juliana RW*I have keep a RM50 note which the serial number is begin with number 8 and end up with number 8 also, between the number, it’s not encourage to have number 4 and number 0. By doing this we will have steady income throughout the whole life. It’s not easy to find such note. Another ways is to keep your “Ang Pao” in your pocket or put it inside your pillow on the New Year eve before you sleep.Hazel
*There are many beliefs but I don’t really follow. To me, to gain good luck, we must radiate positive thoughts and be happy always. (The law of attraction) JO-N
*If this tag means Chinese New Year tradition, usually I do spring cleaning before Chinese New Year. I will pack those unwanted stuffs like clothes to give away and make sure that our home is spick and span to receive a new year. I think this should be the norm for Chinese 🙂 Ling
* I do keep up with what my mum taught me, such as house-cleaning before CNY and no washing of hair and sweeping of floors on the first day, although I will wash my hair if necessary. Never to go a-visiting empty handed, and always have a red packet in the things we bring to people’s houses. Then my in-laws from HK have their tradition of eating a sweet that is offered in everyone’s house that we visit. It’s a must, although I don’t really know why. Sweetpea
* Don’t have any good luck traditions but my MIL has a few which told us to follow on the first day of the CNY – must not wash my hair (I still wash my hair on that day), must eat tong yuen before we eat anything else and give angpows to unmarried relatives eventhough they are older than us. Another new year tradition which I am not really keen is that we must visit our relatives (in-laws side) eventhough they don’t bother to come visit us. We have to do this every year 🙁 Barb
Not tagging anyone but if you would like to do it, let me know and I’ll add your name here 😉
I still wash my hair and mop the floor on the 1st day of CNY, hehe 😀 I dislike visiting certain relatives too!