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1、Dos and Donts of Chinese New YearWish everyone you meet a happy NewYear by saying gong xi fa cai, which translates to: Have a happy and prosperous New Year!Wear articlesof red clothing because red symbolizes luck.Eat vegetarian food because its not good to see blood. Buy new trousers because the Chi
2、nese word for trousers is fu, (Chinese homonym for wealth) Children should stay up as late as possible on New Years Eve for it is believed that the later they stay up, the longer their parents will live.Visit family (especially those older than yourself) and friends to pass on your wishes on good fo
3、rtune for the New Year. (plus kids and single people will receive lai-see lucky red packets full of money.Give two lai see to each child. Because happiness comes in twos, do notjust give one. This is your way of passing good luck to the next generation. Business owners also give lai see to employees
4、 and associates.Donts:Dont wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours of mourning.Dont buy new shoes for the first months of the NewYear, because the sound of shoe in Chinese is hai. Hai is similar to the sound of sighing, which Chinese believe is not a good way to start th
5、e year.Dont wash your hair for the first three days of the New Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth.Therefore, Chinese believe it isnt a good thing to wash away your wealth right at the start of the New Year.Floors may not be swept and garbage may not
6、be disposed of on the first day of the New Year for fear of casting riches out the door.Dont swear or quarrel.Dont break any dishes, otherwise you may incur more misfortune for theNewYear. In the event of breaking a dish, quickly say Peace for all time, and the bad luck will be warded away.Dont greet people who are in mourning.Dont drop your chopsticks.Dont say the number four (Chinese homonymfor death) or mention death.Dont borrow or lend money.