{"id":1722,"date":"2011-02-03T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T22:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.summerhillhomes.com\/?p=1722"},"modified":"2024-01-18T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:55:11","slug":"happy-year-of-the-rabbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/03\/happy-year-of-the-rabbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Year of the Rabbit!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1723\" title=\"Happy Chinese New Year\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/HiRes-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/HiRes-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/HiRes-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/HiRes-1024x598.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready for the New Year?<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the start of the metal Rabbit year.<\/p>\n<p>Received an email this week that shared that:<\/p>\n<p><em>Rabbit years are generally very placid and calm, which is quite welcomed after the ferocious\u00c2&nbsp;year of the Tiger.\u00c2&nbsp; It is nice to have some time to rest and lick our wounds after the battles of the previous year.\u00c2&nbsp;\u00c2&nbsp; During a Rabbit year, good taste and refinement shine on all.\u00c2&nbsp; While politics and international relations still take front stage, during a Rabbit year, force and aggression are replaced by persuasion and diplomacy.\u00c2&nbsp;\u00c2&nbsp; Rabbit years are filled with enjoyment, entertainment and ease.\u00c2&nbsp; Money is made without much labor, as Rabbit years are prosperous ones filled with luxury and leisure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some great ideas from <a href=\"https:\/\/coastsidehealingarts.com\">Coastside Healing Arts in Half Moon Bay<\/a> on getting ready for the Chinese New Year:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Colors<\/strong>: Bright red (happiness); gold\/orange (wealth &amp; happiness)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fruits<\/strong>: Oranges and tangerines (good health &amp; long life); tangerines with leaves intact (long lasting relationships; fruitful and multiply as in having children); persimmons (happiness &amp; wealth)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Circular candy tray <\/strong>(candy for sweet and circular togetherness)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flowers<\/strong>: If flowers bloom on New Year&#8217;s Day, it will be a prosperous year<\/li>\n<li><strong>Red banners <\/strong>or couplets with New Year wishes and symbols of good fortune in fold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Suggestions for food:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jai<\/strong> &#8211; a combination of food that represents good fortune. \u00c2&nbsp;Jai is comprised of ginkgo nut, black moss, dried bean curd, bambooo shoots, vermicelli, and scallion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fish and chicken <\/strong>represent prosperity. \u00c2&nbsp;Always present the fish and chicken as a whole. \u00c2&nbsp;Do not cut them in pieces. \u00c2&nbsp;The head and tail and feet (for chicken) must be presented to symbolize completeness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noodles<\/strong> represent longevity. \u00c2&nbsp;Again, they should not be cut.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desserts<\/strong> include oranges, Chinese New Year cake (ni gao) and prosperous cakes (the look like golden nuggets)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>May this metal Rabbit year be one of great joy, peace, and good fortune for you and your family.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for the New Year? 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