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Lucky Fruits for Chinese New Year 2024 That Will Bring You Good Luck
The Year of the Rabbit will end on February 9, and the Year of the Wood Dragon will begin on February 10. Chinese New Year is a very important holiday, the most important one in China all year. Even if you live thousands of kilometers away, you should make the most of it.
The Chinese enjoy the New Year in a big way so that the next 364 days will be full of luck, happiness, and money. At the family dinner for the Lunar New Year in 2023, there must be pork, chicken, or duck.
Also, a sweet treat should always be on the table. Also, fruits must be on the table for this event to bring luck and happiness. Traditions in China and the Philippines have always included putting good fruits on the table for Chinese New Year.
Kumquat Fruits – For a Year Without Illness
Kumquats are small, oval-shaped citrus fruits that are native to China. They are often thought to bring good luck and financial success. Most people eat them fresh, since the skin is sweet and can be eaten. They are also often used to make jams, jellies, and other kinds of preserves.
They are full of vitamins A and C and are good for you in many ways. Also, putting these foods on the New Year's table is thought to be good luck and a sign of good health.
Oranges and Tangerines – Bring Luck and Happiness
In Chinese, the word for orange sounds like the word for luck, and the word for tangerine sounds exactly like the word for wealth. Because of this, oranges and tangerines are often linked to these good things. Also, people think that the bright colors of these fruits bring happiness and joy, so they are often used as holiday decorations.
During the two-week vacation, these fruits are everywhere and are often given as gifts between friends. People say you have to offer them with both hands and not give up, even if the person you're giving the gift to turns it down the first time.
Pomegranates – Represent Longevity and Prosperity
Pomegranates, on the other hand, are valued for their many seeds, which are a sign of fertility, and their red color, which keeps away bad spirits. In Chinese society, pomegranates are thought to be lucky because the Chinese word for pomegranate sounds like the word for "many children," which means luck and plenty.
Cantaloup – Symbolizes Family Reunion
Cantaloupes or other yellow melons are a sign that family will stay together over the next year.
Apples – Attract Peace and Safety
During Chinese New Year, apples are given as gifts to family and friends to bring good luck. Also, people who eat apples on this fateful night will have a quiet life full of peace and unity. As the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden shows, apples are often linked to knowledge and understanding in the West.
Pineapple – For Better Health
The word "Pineapple" or "Ong lai" means that there is a good chance of winning in the coming year. On Chinese New Year, pineapple goes with a lot of different foods, and a whole pineapple on the table means everyone will have a good year.
Grapes – For a Prosperous Year
Tradition says that at midnight, you should eat 12 grape beans. People have believed since the 1880s that they will be lucky in the New Year if they can eat 12 grape beans (one for each month of the year) before the clock strikes midnight. People in some places hang grape bunches on their doors and windows. In Western society, grapes are often linked to plenty and fertility because they are seen as a sign of the earth's bounty.
Mango – The Fruit of Happiness
In the religions of South-East Asia, the mango fruit is seen as a good luck charm, and it is used in both Buddhist and Hindu ceremonies. It's a fruit that must be on the table for the Lunar New Year. Mangoes are seen as a precious fruit in Hinduism, and they are often linked to love and happiness.
To sum up, it is said that if you have fruits like mango, grapes, pineapple, apples, cantaloupe, pomegranates, oranges, and kumquat on your New Year's table in the Year of the Water Rabbit 2023, you will be lucky, your health will be strong and renewed, and your finances will be the best they can be. [8jfXbV3Xzd4] |