Putting up CNY décor has long been a tradition I had when I was a kid, even till the very last year before I moved out, our family often go out shopping for CNY décor, CNY goodies and CNY plants! CNY is a huge event at my parent’s place. Even though we don’t have many visitors at our new place, I plan to put in some effort in the décor and goodies too!
Except that with my busy work schedule, I didn’t have time to go shop around! I simply grab a few random things I saw and put them up within 10 minutes.
For our CNY décor we had these guidelines in mind:-
- Nothing too loud or excessive
- Nothing with dragons or fortune God as it deviates from our religion and values
- Nothing that shouts “Wealth” in your face as I believe life is more than pure wealth
- Things that is simple and can be reused
“Xin Xiang Shi Chen” requires little explanation but I thought many would probably not know what “Wu Fu Ling Men” means. According to the Book of History (Shi Jing in Chinese) which was supposingly edited by Confucius, “Wu Fu Ling Men” means five good fortunes arriving at your door and the five good fortunes are Longevity, Great Wealth, Good Health, Good Character or Virtue, and Natural Death. Some people may go “ERM” with the last fortune but I thought it is really a blessing to die of old age instead of the other way round.
A pretty paper cut “Fu”
When we were younger, my mum used to put up red packets to form Chinese characters. In the red packets, there will be money ranging from two to 20 dollars. Depending on your luck, each kid will get a chance to pick one red packets after greeting her with auspicious blessings. It was really fun! At my place, it is simply a random DIY design. Haha. Don’t try peeling them off!
Other simple decor.
Instead of buying random ornaments, we made paper fish which I learnt to make in my younger days.
With every party or festive around the corner, we always have fresh pink lilies at our place! Love the colour and the scent!
CNY goodies! Most of them homemade by my in-law and some of them from my trusted supermarket! Haha.































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