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Celebrating Chinese New Year - Tray of Happiness

 

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A tray full of happiness sits by the door, ready to share with visitors. Sweet dried fruits like candied melon, lychee nuts, kumquats, longan and coconut sit beside salty, dyed red melon seeds, lotus seeds and peanuts. Each food represents something to hope for in the new year: good health, a strong family, prosperity, being together, happiness, many babies, good children and a long life.

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Introduction
A New Year's Legend
New Year's Traditions
Flowers & Plants
Eating Together
Lion Dance
Firecrackers
Fruit
Tray of Happiness
Red Envelopes
Parades
Lantern Festival
Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Brush Painting

Published on 12/27/05

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