thecelebrationactuallystartsonnewyear‘sevewiththefamilyreuniondinner.bynewyear‘seve,youshouldhavedonethefollowing：
cleantheentirehometogetridofallthethingsthatareassociatedwiththeoldyear.
putawayallbroomsandbrushes.
payallyourdebts.
resolvedifferenceswithfamilymembers,friends,neighborsandbusinessassociates.
buythefollowing：
redmoneyenvelopes,
orangesand/ortangerines,
filla“cheunhup(acircularredtrayseparatedineightcompartments)withmelonseedslotuschocolatecoinsnutsetc.
flowers(especiallyplumblossoms,peachblossoms,waterlilies),
anewsetofclothesandshoesforchildren,preferablysomethingredororange.
getnewdollarbillsfromthebank.insertthenewdollarbillsintotheredenvelopes.nowtheredenvelopeiscalledalaiseeorluckymoneyenvelope.
onnewyear‘seve
gettogetherwithclosefamilymembers(notincludingmarrieddaughtersandtheirfamilies)forthe“reunion”dinner.
payrespecttoancestorsandhouseholdgods.acknowledgethepresenceofancestorsbecausetheyareresponsibleforthefortunesoffuturegenerations.
openeverydoorandwindowinyourhomeatmidnighttoletgooftheoldyear.
onnewyear‘sday
decorateyourhomewithsymbolsofgoodfortune.herearesomesuggestions：
colors：brightred(happiness);gold/orange(wealth&happiness)。
fruits：orangesandtangerines(goodhealth&longlife);tangerineswithleavesintact(longlastingrelationships;beingfruitfulandmultiply);persimmons(happinessandwealth
“chuenhup”circularcandytray(candyforsweetandcircularfortogethernessandcontinuity)。
flowers：ifflowersbloomonnewyear‘sday,itwillbeaprosperousyear.
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