The best part of moving to Hong Kong in January is now that we are somewhat settled we are just in time for Chinese New Year. This celebration is the greatest in Hong Kong! Three days...that's right my friends, three full national holidays right in a row. No open banks, no mail, and to our demise, no laundry lady. (Never fear, all I need is a tub, some laundry soap and a great upper body workout....yes they have Washing Machines in Hong Kong its just that the Julian's don't, so hence, back to the basic style) Anyways...Since much of our family has never experienced Chinese New Year we will do our best to give you our version. It isn't the traditional holiday that most Chinese people have with their red pockets, family dinners and gifts, but we sure have a fun time. This year the New Year falls on Sunday so they couldn't break tradition of the three day holiday and had a holiday on the day before. (I know what you are thinking, "It's Saturday, why do you need the day off?" Well a lot of people work on Saturday's, including yours truly.) The girls and I got ready for the day and we were off for fun adventures. We plan to update every day to keep you on top of all the festivities here so please check back regularly for the next few days as we celebrate the Year of the Tiger!
Maleah Welcomes the New Year with a little traditional drumming!
We went to the Nunnery and got our Fungsui flowing for the year!
Maleah walked all over the place and had to rest for a bit.
It was a park day. We visited the Chi Lin Nunnery that has a beautiful garden with Chinese plants and trees that are amazing. Then we headed to Kowloon Park to see the birds and all the people. Then we made it home to have a great Curry dinner and watch The Blind Side. What a great day!
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