Shop Blessings
Shop Blessings
Join us as we visit your shop on February 4th for a spectacular Lunar New Year celebration in Sydney Chinatown! Embrace the vibrant traditions and immerse yourself in the festivities as the iconic Dragon Dance returns to the streets. The day kicks off at 10:30 am with a grand parade featuring the legendary Dragon and Lion Dance, symbolizing strength and the spirit of the Chinese New Year. Followed by the lion dance in the afternoon.
Lettuce Is Lucky
The tradition stems from language. In Chinese and Cantonese, a word for leafy greens sounds a lot like a word for becoming wealthy. When the lion eats the lettuce and spits it back out at the business owners and audience, it symbolizes blessing them with wealth and prosperity in the new year.
A red envelope, also given to bring prosperity at Chinese New Year, accompanied with lettuce, it it tied together and gifted to the Lion Dance mouth. The whole tradition is called 採青 cai qing, “picking the greens.”
Inside the red envelope it is customary to place a donation to the team, so they can continue with the tradition.
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