Chinese Lunar New Year:
It’s about
a month into the New Year. Do you already wish you had a do-over for your New
Year’s Resolutions?
If so,
you’re in luck. You do.
February
19th is the Chinese lunar New Year. The celebration of the New Year, the
Spring Festival, is China’s longest and most important holiday. Because
it is based on a different calendar, it falls on a different date between
January 21 and February 20 every year. You can think of Spring Festival
as Christmas and New Year all rolled into one. Just like our holiday
season, it’s a time of celebration, visiting family and friends, giving gifts
and preparing for the next year.
Chinese Lunar New Year: Spring Festival
In China,
there are many New Year’s traditions during the 15-day Spring Festival.
Many people clean their homes to sweep away the past year and usher in
the next. Oftentimes family members travel home for a visit.
Children receive red envelopes, called hóngbāo in Mandarin, filled with
money from their relatives. People hang red lanterns outside their homes to
bring happiness and good luck. On Chinese New Year’s Eve families gather
for a huge meal and enjoy “lucky” foods together. And, of course, there
are fireworks.
The Chinese
zodiac has 12 years in its cycle, each one represented by an animal; 2015 is
the Year of the Goat. Astrologers say that people born in the Year of the
Goat are gentle mild-mannered, shy, stable, sympathetic with a strong
sense of kindheartedness.
They are
creative, have perseverance and acquire professional skills very well. They are
strong on the inside and with a sense of resilience and defensive instincts.
They are
often quiet and reserved and prefer to be in groups rather than being the
center of attention. They enjoy spending times in their own thoughts.
Recommit to Your New Year’s Resolutions
The Chinese
do not traditionally make New Year’s Resolutions like we do in the west,
however this is a good time to reflect on the goals you set a month ago. Are you
keeping your New Year’s resolutions?
If you’re
having trouble, maybe it’s time to take a lesson from the Goats. Take a
quiet moment and reflect on what is stopping you. Do you need to get
serious? Do you need additional support? Are your goals genuine—do
you want to do them or do you think you should do them? Why
haven’t you kept your New Year’s Resolutions?
If your
resolutions include improving your health in 2015, I can help you with that.
Give me a call and we can arrange an appointment for anything from a
tune-up to weight control to mood balancing.
If you need
to make a deeper commitment to your resolutions, take a moment and think about
what you need to do to keep them. Write down 3 easy action steps.
Use the
Chinese lunar New Year as a do-over. Commit to your New Year’s
resolutions.
Bishara Wilson, L.Ac., MSTOM, C.SMA.
New York Sports Acupuncture
(888) 375-5444
Chinese Lunar New Year:
Recommit to Your New Year’s Resolutions
If you’re having trouble, maybe it’s time to take a lesson from the Goats. Take a quiet moment and reflect on what is stopping you. Do you need to get serious? Do you need additional support? Are your goals genuine—do you want to do them or do you think you should do them? Why haven’t you kept your New Year’s Resolutions?
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