Year of the Horse!

AHOYY! Chinese New Year is rouund the corner! My friends and I are full of excitement about it, as we wonder how much money we will get for our red packets. But chinese new year is not just about receiving angpaus, complaining about how little money your relatives give you. It's about the bonding between our families and friends. So, for our blogwork today, we decide to share our thoughts for the upcomign Chinese New Year!

Of course, during chinese new year, everywhere, every corner you see will red. People wearing red, red decorations ect. Hence, we picked red colour as the colour that symbolises our thoughts for chinese new year.

Red colour symbolizes good fortune and joy to the Chinese, and is the colour of many, many chinese new year decorations. Red packets are also given to people during chinese new year, because red in this case represents good luck ( so wish you luck in having a hundred dollar note in your red packet ).

In addition, red symbolises a strong feeling of excitement, so we picked the colour red. 

As for a chinese new year symbol, we picked the word “吉". It represents LUCK and PROSPERITY.

Everyone (especially us) wants good luck for the Chinese New Year and their business to prosper and do well, right? So let's wish you 吉祥如意，万事如意！

Ever heard of the zodiac before? Yes, this year is the year of the HORSE! So, the image we chose is a Horse! Zodiac order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.

The twelve animals take turns each year, and in the year 2014, it is the year of the HORSE! 

The horse also symbolises freedom and endurance. We hope that everyone in the year 2014 has the power to endure every obstacle we face in our life, and lead a free but also funpacked year for us.

As shown, the colour of the horse is red, which symbolises luck and prosperity, a colour that we Chinese love. 

Here's the cool picture of the horse:

Lastly, we would want to wish everyone a very happy chinese new year, and may your life prosper with wealth and luck ( and strike lottery ).

祝你们马到成功，龙马精神，恭喜发财，万事如意！