Clean up your home
According to feng shui experts, at the end of the year, families should clean up their homes, tidying up all the rooms in the house from the living room to the bedroom, office, kitchen, bathroom…
A messy house will cause stagnant and sluggish energy. Cleaning up the house is a way to improve the energy in the house, stimulate the flow of good energy, eliminate accumulated bad luck, and prepare for the new year with better things.
During the house cleaning process, you should get rid of old broken items that are not used. The accumulation of too many items in the house, especially old broken ones, will make the space more cramped, affecting the energy in the house, and hindering the work and fortune of family members.
Redecorate your home
At the end of the year, families will redecorate their homes to prepare for the new year. The simplest way is to clean up and decorate with items in red, symbolizing luck and festivals. Besides, homeowners can paint doors, change some details in the house to suit their needs.
Redecorating the house during the Tet holiday symbolizes driving away bad luck from the house to make everything better.
Plant more trees, flowers
Green trees and fresh flowers symbolize vitality, blooming, and help enhance good energy. Homeowners can place more ornamental plants, add colorful flower pots inside the house to attract good energy and bring more luck to the family.
Burn incense on the 1st day, full moon day, and worship the God of Heaven and the Kitchen God
Burning incense on the 1st day and full moon day of the lunar month does not have much difference compared to other months of the year. On the full moon day of the lunar month, depending on the conditions, homeowners can prepare vegetarian or non-vegetarian offerings to worship ancestors and deities.
The month of Chạp has an important festival, which is the 23rd day of Chạp. According to folklore, this is the day the Kitchen God returns to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor about the events of the year. On this day, homeowners will prepare some offerings to worship and bid farewell to the Kitchen God.
Grave Visit
In the last days of the year, families often visit their ancestral graves and carry out cleaning activities. After completing this work, homeowners will hold a ceremony to invite their ancestors to celebrate Tet with their descendants.
New Year’s Eve
On the last day of the year, families will prepare a New Year’s Eve meal. All members of the family will gather together to have a meal and chat. The more family members there are, the more blessings and fortunes there will be.
2023 Lunar New Year Gift Ideas for Older Family and Friends
As 2021 approaches, families worldwide are gathering to celebrate the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren. To show their love and admiration, these thoughtfully chosen gifts will bring a smile to the face of the elderly. Here, we have compiled a list of the 13 most meaningful Tet presents that can bring joy to our beloved grandparents.