The Chinese New Year is the first date of the lunar calendar which offers tribute to the vividness of the Chinese culture and tradition. In China, the New Year is that time of the year when family members gather at each other's homes for celebrations and shared meals on the New Year's Eve and acknowledge the souls of their ancestors. This is a time for the Chinese to greet each other and congratulate themselves on having passed through another year, a time to drop the gone year into the silence limbo of the past and to ring in the New Year. Decoration plays an important role in every party; therefore preparations for the Chinese New Year Party Decoration tend to begin a month from the date of the Chinese New Year. Given below are some of the tips for Chinese New Year Party Decoration.
A huge clean-up needs to be done before the New Year. Clean you house from top to bottom, to sweep away the dust of the gone year. Give a new coat of red paint on the doors and windowpanes. As, the color red is considered lucky and is believe that it scares the evil. For decorations one can set the tone of the party with abundant use of red and gold as these colors are believed to cast away the evil. Create a festive ambience with red and gold scented candles.
You can also hang "spring couplets" around the house. Spring couplets are paper curls and squares engraved with blessings and auspicious words, such as "springtime", "good fortune", "good health", "wealth" and "longevity". It is customary to paste them upside down as the Mandarin Chinese word signifying upside down "tao", is a homonym of "arrival." Thus, the paper squares signify the "arrival" of spring and the "coming" of prosperous times. Paper lanterns easily available online or at stores will bring forth the true essence of the festivity.
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