Happy Chinese New Year! Welcoming the Year of The Water Dragon

By midnight tonight, many if not all, will be celebrating the Chinese New Year, so here goes...

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!

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Did you know that the words Kung Hei Fat Choi (Gung Hei Fat Choi) does not translate to a "Happy Chinese New Year!" greeting in English? It literally means “Congratulations and may prosperity be with you!”

If you want the literal translation, say Xin Nian Kuai Le, which means "New Year Happy". The works broken down are Xin for new, Nian for year, and Kuai Le for happy.

Chinese Traditions

Some of the famous Chinese traditions that even Pinoys practice already...

General Cleaning of the House/ "Sweeping"
Sweeping is symbolic for wiping away bad luck or misfortune and making way for the good luck being brought by the new year.

Hong Bao
The giving of Hong Bao, especially to the young ones, simply means the transmission of good fortune. The packet is colored red beacuse that color signifies life, happiness and good luck in Chinese.

Note: It is rude to open the Hong Bao you received in front of the giver.

The Feast
Serving fish for abundance, noodles for long life, and anything round like fruits/other types of food for prosperity and good fortune over New Year's Eve, while the whole family dines together.

Speaking of round...
Taters Tortilla Chips is the perfect companion to your evening feast,  with rounded shaped tortillas that come in flavors Nacho Cheese, Texan BBQ, Sour Cream n' Chives, White Cheddar, and Curry.

And it gets even better with today's Laging WOW Deal right in time for the Chinese New Year celebration...

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With that, this is Taters signing off with a greeting...

Xin Nian Kuai Le!!!