Happy New Year!

Lunar New Year that is. For all of those who celebrate it, including me, this week is going to be filled with a lot of red, gold, envelopes, money, and food. Huzzah!

Let me just clarify, Lunar New Year (or more commonly known as Chinese New Year) is a celebration to start anew. This means, for one week, everyone is happy, clean, and festive. By starting a new year happy, it brings fortune for the next one. 

This celebration is usually tied with heavy superstitions. For example, the oldest son must go out of the house and walk back in to bring fortune. Everyone of the house should decorate it in red, gold, and/or yellow; the colors of fortune. The house itself also must be clean to a "T", representing purity. There's a ton more that my family does to bring about good luck to the next year, but I won't go into details. 

Anyway, those who are reading that are born on the years 1967, 1979, 1991, and 2003; you're a ram! As a ram, you have the luck for this year. Congrats! I hope your life flourishes!