Happy New Year!!! Or should I say Happy Chinese New Year! It's actually tomorrow, February 3rd but what's one day early between friends! To visit Asia is definitely on our bucket list and I would love to be there today to witness the celebrations in the motherland. I've been doing some Googling and there are some interesting traditions that the Chinese do on this auspicious day. For example, they sweep every corner of the house in preparation of the new year and then they say goodbye to the Kitchen God by sweet foods and honey. It's considered improper to tell a lie, curse, or even raise one's voice on the first day of the new year. All food must be prepared prior to New Year's day and all sharp tools like knives and scissors put away so they won't "cut" the luck of the New Year. Very interesting!
Lauryn's a rabbit because she was born in 1999 and here's her horoscope:
The Rabbit is a symbol for mercy, elegance, and worship of beauty. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are kind, loving persons, and dislike any hostile act. They give others an impression of being frail-looking because of their gentle appearance. But, in fact they are strong-minded and have strong wills. They pursue their ideals all their lives in a precise and orderly way. They do things slowly and deliberately because of their cautious characters.
Interestingly enough, a couple weeks ago, Lauryn found a rabbit in the backyard. It was obviously a pet rabbit because I think it had a collar or something of the sort. They put posters up around the neighborhood and went door to door to try and find the owner. Lo and behold, they did find the owner. It belonged to an Asian family but by that time she was already in love with the creature and the waterworks started when she had to give it back. According to her, the Chinese man said "Why see cry? Why see cry?" (it's hysterical to hear her imitate him) and in the end he gave her the rabbit...cage and all!!! The rabbit went through a dozen names but I think it's finally called Fonzi. Now that I think about it, this story is a little too co-incidental: Lauryn, Year of the Rabbit, Chinese people, Fonzi..hmmm!
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