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KUNG HAI FAT CHOI!  Join us to celebrate the "Year of the Rat" at our favorite chinese restaurant, Mare Norstrum, in the Estepona Port!
Date: Chinese New Year's Eve - February 6th Time: 8:00 for a Welcome Cava Price: 24 Euros (includes a free raffle ticket) Menu: Special soup or spring roll, crispy duck with pancakes, a variety of chinese dishes, fried noodles, typical new year style fried rice & a special New Year dessert! 
Our good friend "Si Si" of Mare Norstrum did a special shop for us while on holiday in China this December and promises us that the restaurant will be decorated in true Chinese New Year style! She also returned with a Karaoke System and should we find some willing "wanna-be-stars" amongst our group....who knows what the night will bring! So ring Pamela Becque or Joanne Wynne-Hughes now and book your tables. The restaurant is quite big so please bring your friends! KUNG HAI FAT CHOI! For some interesting info on Chinese New Year, take a look below:
Red Packets Traditionally, Red envelopes or red packets (Cantonese: lai shi or lay see; (Mandarin: 'hóng bao'; Hokkien: 'ang pow' (POJ: âng-pau); Hakka: 'fung bao'; are passed out during the Chinese New Year's celebrations, from married couples or the elderly to unmarried juniors. It is common for adults to give red packets to children. Red packets are also known as (Ya Sui Qian, which was evolved from, literally, the money used to suppress or put down the evil spirit) during this period. The red envelopes always contain money, usually varying from a couple of dollars to several hundred. The amount of money in the red packets should be of even numbers, as odd numbers are associated with cash given during funerals (Bai Jin). Since the number 4 is considered bad luck, because the word for four is a homophone for death, money in the red envelopes never adds up to $4. However, the number 8 is considered lucky (for its homophone for "wealth"), and $8 is commonly found in the red envelopes. Sometimes chocolate coins are found in the red packets. Clothing Clothing mainly featuring the colour red is commonly worn throughout the Chinese New Year because it is believed that red will scare away evil spirits and bad fortune. In addition, people typically wear new clothes from head to toe to symbolize a new beginning in the new year. Shou Sui (Shou Sui) occurs when members of the family gather around throughout the night after the reunion dinner and reminisce about the year that has passed while welcoming the year that has arrived. Some believe that children who Shou Sui will increase the longevity of the parents. The night of New Year's Eve (which is also the morning of the first day of the New Year) is a night that links two years. (Wu Geng — the double hour from 0300 to 0500) is the time that separates the two years. Flowers The following are popular floral decorations and their meanings for the New Year and are available at new year markets. Plum blossom symbolizes luck
Kumquat symbolizes prosperity
Narcissus symbolizes prosperity
Chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity
Bamboo A plant used for any time of year
Sunflower means to have a good year KUNG HAI FAT CHOI! |
