Auspicious acts for Chinese New Year
KEE HUA CHEE consults feng shui expert Lilian Too on auspicious things to do from now till Chap Goh Meh.
Today – Pay respects to in-laws
This is traditionally the day to rest after the excesses of merrymaking and feasting. It’s a good day for sons-in-law to pay respects to parents-in-law. It’s also a good day to propose marriage or get married. Plant a sapling as the tree will grow and symbolically expand your business. Not a good day to attend or throw lavish parties lest quarrels occur.
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On Jan 25, offer prayers and buy sticky sweets for the Kitchen God so that his report to the Jade Emperor will be good.--Picture by H.N. LEONG. |
Tomorrow – Pray to Kitchen God and open your office
Offer prayers to the Kitchen God with sticky sweets to sweeten his tongue when he reports to the Jade Emperor about the goings-on in your family. Good day to start work. Since it’s a Sunday, you can still go to the office between 11am and 1pm to symbolically open for work by unlocking the doors.
Jan 26 – Chill out
Avoid visiting or being visited as it brings bad luck to both parties. Don’t start work today or open the office. Alas, this is when most of us have to turn up for work. If so, avoid making important business decisions or attend meetings. Best thing is to chill out at home.
Jan 27 – Go visiting and start work
Excellent day to resume business. Also great for moving office. Visit friends or relatives but long distance journeys are best avoided. Good day to pray at temples or home shrines.
Jan 28 – Eat yee sang but don’t do anything special
The seventh day is traditionally celebrated as “Everyone’s Birthday’’ so feast on yee sang and longevity noodles. The number seven is especially lucky today so do something important at 7pm. Otherwise, not a day for attempting anything special.
Jan 29
The eighth day of Chinese New Year is important to the Hokkiens, some of whom believe the eighth day to be more auspicious than the first day. Lucky number is eight and indulge in sugarcane.
Jan 30 – Great for re-opening business, shopping or travelling
Today is the birthday of the Jade Emperor or King of Heaven. Lucky number is nine. Excellent day to re-open for business and go shopping. Travelling brings benefits, especially if you’re attending parties. Plenty of yang energy about.
Jan 31-Feb 2 – Weekend partying, dinner gatherings and lion dances
Spend this weekend partying on a grand scale. Invite or get invited by friends and relatives for dinners and yee sang. Parties are potent for attracting new yang energy. Organise lion dances into your premises.
Feb 3 – Keep low profile and eat simply
Traditionally regarded as a day of cleansing after the excesses. Eat plain rice, congee or gruel with green vegetables. Go vegetarian.
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Feast on Yee Sang and longevity noodles on the seventh day.--Picture by KAMARUL ARIFFIN. |
Feb 4 – Today is Lap Chun, the first day of spring
Today is when the period of eight begins. The feng shui universe is divided into nine periods. Since 1984, we have been in the seventh period which ends on Feb 4, 2004. The eighth period will last another 20 years.
During the seventh period, the number seven was all important. Now the number seven will lose its potency and revert to its natural, dark side, which is violent and bloody. Not surprisingly, the number eight becomes auspicious!
To revitalise the qi energy of your home, install a five-element pagoda about half a metre high in the centre of your home.
Feb 5 – Lau Juak on Chap Goh Meh!
This is the night of the full moon or Chap Goh Meh, literally the “15th Night”. As this is the first year of eighth period, it is imperative to generate the yang energy on a large scale through lavish banquets, grand dinners, family gatherings and wanton merrymaking! This is the most auspicious time to lau juak, Hokkien for “make big noise”. W
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