Gong Xi Fa Cai (or Xin Nian Kuai Le)
I wonder why all Chinese New Year signs and greetings here say “Kung Hei Fat Choi”. This is the Cantonese way of saying “Happy New Year”!!!!! In a country where the majority of Chinoys hail from the...
View ArticleThe Makings of a Chinese Lantern
Ever since my boys were young, this mother had to be “tortured” annually whenever Chinese New Year came around because I had to help all of them make one Chinese lantern each. Their school, being...
View ArticleIt’s Tikoy Time — Kiong Hee Huat Chai!
January 26 ushers in the Chinese New Year — the year of the Earth Ox! Here in the Philippines, we celebrate it just as, or more noisily, than the Western New Year. Binondo, most especially, will be the...
View ArticleUshering in the Year of the Ox at Home
Just a few pictures to show you the small decor at home to celebrate the Year of the Ox. KIONG HEE HUAT CHAI! GONG XI FA CAI! KUNG HEI FAT CHOY!
View ArticleTikoy Takes a New Shape in 2010
Chinese New Year is always celebrated by the Chinese on the 7th day of the 7th month according to the Lunar Calendar. This year, 2010, that day falls on still another big event – Valentine’s Day. To...
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2012 – Year of the Water Dragon
Today is Chinese New Year’s Eve and it is a time of waiting and celebration as we welcome in the Year of the Water Dragon. Of all the animal signs in the Chinese zodiac, only the Dragon is mythical and...
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A Chinese Inculturated Mass
Today, in celebration of the 2012 Spring Festival, we attended our parish’s Chinese Inculturated Family Mass which has been the parish’s practice for some years now. What is a Chinese Inculturated...
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Are you afraid of ghosts? August 3 marks start of ‘Ghost Month’ in 2016
If you’re wondering why travel, weddings and important contract negotiations might wane these next few weeks among your Chinese friends, wonder no more. Today, August 3, is the start of the Hungry...
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