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Celebrate Chinese New Year #At Home ITO EN

Soon, February 12, 2021, all ethnic Chinese will celebrate Chinese New Year. But do you know the story behind the excitement of this celebrated Chinese New Year?

According to a legend or myth found in the book Jingchu Sui Shi Ji long ago Nian (年) was a man-eating Giant Dragon who came from the mountains. He appears in late winter to eat crops, hunt livestock to villagers. To protect themselves, residents try to put food at their doorstep at the beginning of the year. It is believed that if they serve food, the Giant Dragon will not attack humans but eat the food served at the door.

At one point, residents once found the Giant Dragon scared when he saw a small child dressed in red. Since then, the Giant Dragon never came back to the village. Then the residents believe in red as the color of luck and are able to drive away the Giant Dragon or disaster that will occur. From there residents also made and hung lanterns and red paper rolls on windows and doors of houses.

They also use fireworks which are believed to be able to frighten the Giant Dragon. The customs of expulsion later developed into a New Year’s celebration. Guò nián which means welcoming the new year literally means “driving out the Dragon” which is then celebrated from generation to generation as a celebration that we now know as Chinese New Year.

However, we can still enjoy the excitement of the Chinese New Year celebration even though it is done by #At Home. And this is the ITO EN version of Chinese New Year at home.

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Meetings between brothers online
Visiting parents and gathering there with all other siblings, or to the place where the oldest siblings have a meal together is generally one of the traditions that must be carried out before this pandemic occurs. However, this meeting can still be done by gathering online.

Starting from children to adults, they are getting used to using online media to communicate and meet to avoid direct contact. Online appointments will help children and parents stay in touch worry-free and well connected! Last but not least, make sure the internet network is stable and strong when online!

Food and Beverage Dishes
Foods consisting of 12 kinds are generally also prepared, it is believed that these 12 kinds represent zodiac signs. Typical foods are also included in it, for example basket cakes, citrus fruits, chicken, fried noodles to legit layer cakes that mean layered sustenance. Another thing is that drinking tea is also a must! Chinese people really value the habit of drinking tea, because tea has a symbol of honor and prosperity in the new year. In addition, tea is also a symbol of humility.

In China, it is very common to serve teas in the category of tisane (flower tea), scented teas, such as jasmine tea or oolong tea. ITO EN also has this type, namely ITO EN Unsweetened Jasmine Tea and ITO EN Unsweetened Oolong Tea, which is made from natural jasmine flowers and tea leaves and is processed naturally and mixed very well by tea masters. In addition, these two types are also very safe for consumption, especially for the elderly because there are no added sweeteners, preservatives, and dangerous substances such as dyes or flavors.

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Distributing Angpao
This tradition is certainly familiar and has even become things that are awaited by unmarried children. In fact, with the myth that it is believed that the red color is feared by the giant dragon, angpao or red envelope is also a symbol to expel the giant dragon from children. Therefore, there is a tradition of giving angpao to children to symbolize good luck and sustenance. It is also believed that the contents of the red packets should not be filled with numbers containing the number 4, because this number is believed to bring disaster, which in Chinese characters means “death”.

Stay excited and have fun with the #At Home family ITO EN Indonesia!
Happy GUO NIAN!

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