Happy Lunar Chinese new year~~

Well, first of all, wish all the Chinese people in Sweden a happy new year.
If you happen to be not Chinese, but also know something about the lunar new year, then happy new year to you too~~

Here is a cute moving pig wishing everybody making a good fortune in this year of pig. In China, it is very welcome to say to a person "财源广进". Well, everybody wants to make more money.
There is not too much atomsphere here to celebrate the Chinese new year. It is a really different feeling spending the new year eve here. We can be very close to the joy and happniess in China, once we click the online tv and watch the " Spring Festival Gala"(春节晚会). We can also be very far away from the noise and crowd, cause we are in the middle of winter in Stockholm.

A meal at the Lappis pub with all the Chinese classmate really climaxed the day. A wonderful meal makes my stomach really satisfied. Me too. This feels like New year dinner at home.

There will also be someEnglish -Chinese words and phrases related to the Chinese lunar new year. Just to name a few:( from http://study.feloo.com/Article/sh/sy/200601/141178.html)

春节 The Spring Festival

农历 lunar calendar

正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year

初一 the beginning of New Year

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

Customs:

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

对联 poetic couplet; two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒 propose a toast

灯笼 lantern: a portable light

烟花 fireworks

爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming
year.)

Have all of you got some rich red packets this year?
Well, to me, I have crossed over the age limit to allow a red packet.
Man I sure miss those days...