Celebrations marking the Lunar New Year, which begins Sunday, are like “Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas all rolled up into one.”
You won’t find Annette Quan cleaning her house today. While not usually a superstitious person Quan, a third-generation Chinese-Canadian, still holds to the belief that cleaning one’s house on the first day of the Lunar New Year is akin to cleaning out good luck and prosperity.
“At that time, I didn’t want to be different. I didn’t want my parents speaking Chinese to me [in front of others],” she said. When they were in circulation, the Canadian $2 bill was a popular denomination as lai see, as it had a reddish hue. Families and individuals would go to the bank ahead of new year and try to get as many new bills as they could find to stuff into the envelopes.
This year is the Year of the Rabbit, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, which also includes the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Those born under those signs are believed to reflect the personality of the animal.
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