In Taipei, this is an incredible sight to behold. More on that later - tomorrow we take 200 Grade Six students to Di Hua Street which is a veritable 'Year of the Rat' treasure chest prior to the Lunar New Year.
However, after searching a number of CNY superstitions on the internet, I finally discovered the reason NOT to celebrate this Chinese tradition:
"Make sure you avoid rough seas in the new year by not buying shoes over the holiday period. In Cantonese, shoes are a homonym for 'rough'."
Hmmm.....makes absolutely no sense to me!
Liked this one much more:
"The celebration actually starts on New Year's Eve with the reunion dinner. By New Year’s Eve, you should have done the following:
Buy the following:
- a new set of clothes and shoes for children, preferably something red or orange.
While I am still loving the shoe boot trend (not quite a shoe, nearly a boot) I think these would do the trick:
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
1 comment:
Uber fab shoes~~~
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