As seen out my kitchen sun porch window. . . this year has been milder than other years. All that being said, I stopped filming when I heard a sizzling noise wizz by my ear a little too close for comfort! I know it seems crazy for those of you who hail from my home country but I've grown to love the excitement of this first and last night of the Chinese New Year. It's a little crazy but a LOT fun!
Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
Bringing in "The Year of the Dragon" 2012
Happy Chinese New Year 2012! We had a super fun evening at a New Year's party with some friends and then headed home to our safe little abode. Tucked the kids in bed, did my last minute cleaning before the new year just in time to bring in the New Year with the fireworks display out my kitchen sun porch window. The only reason I stopped viewing the fireworks this year was because I had my camera out and was video taping when I heard a "sizzle" that was just a little too close for my comfort level. So, I closed the window and watched from a safer venue point in the house. This year was so much fun getting ready for Chinese New Year. There is NO ONE who knows how to bring in the "New Year" better than my Chinese friends!
Chinese New Year 2012
Chinese New Year is quickly approaching and we are beginning to prepare for it like we prepare for Christmas. Certain foods should be eaten, certain things done prior to the celebration (hair cuts, new winter clothes, etc) This year the kids and I are learning how to "bao jiao zi" which means stuffing the dumplings. Dumplings are a traditional Chinese food eaten all throughout the year but are well known to be eaten on Chun Jie eve. The kids and I made 2 kinds with our Chinese friend/helper the other day and we ate half and are saving half to be eaten on CHU YI, the first night of Chun Jie. Josh will not be back from his trip to the states until the next day which is too bad. He'll miss the barrage of fireworks at midnight on CHU YI. You are supposed to eat jiao zi at midnight on that first night - so the kids and I are fully loaded with egg and chive dumplings and pork and carrot dumplings. We are still a little more than a week out from the start of this 15 day holiday/celebration but some of the fireworks have already begun. Stay posted, I will post some video of the crazy fireworks we see out our windows on Chu yi as well as other fun cultural things that we get to be apart of because we live in this amazing place.
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