2024Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon - Miniature Sheet
2024 Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon - Miniature Sheet for only GBP £5.51
- 29.01.2024
Across the globe, Asian communities are celebrating the Chinese New Year and the advent of the Year of the Wooden Dragon on February 10, 2024. For several weeks now, the streets and buildings have been dressed in red, a symbol of happiness and prosperity. Lanterns are hung everywhere and duilian, calligraphed strips of fabric or paper expressing wishes, are hung on the front doors. On New Year's Eve, everyone gets together as a family for the most important meal of the year, the “reunion dinner”. The composition of the menu leaves nothing to chance, foods promoting good fortune are in the spotlight... The festivities will last two weeks, punctuated by fireworks, public celebrations, visits to family, exchanges gifts, donations of money slipped into red envelopes, the color of good luck.
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