This year, Chinese New Year falls on February 16, 2018 and it is the year of the dog. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival and Lunar New Year. It is the longest of all Chinese holidays and lasts 15 days. It is often celebrated with lion and dragon dances to usher in the new year and to evict bad spirits, fireworks to drive away bad spirits, family gatherings with an abundance of food, giving hongbao (red envelopes) for good luck, and decorating with red, gold, and duilian (couplets that express happy and hopeful thoughts for the coming year). Celebrate in style with Melissa Lew jewelry and greeting cards.
Auspicious Jewelry
Handcrafted bamboo and stainless steel joy necklace. Comes with 24″ stainless steel ball chain, plus card and envelope for easy gifting. Comes in a variety of colors, including purple, the 2018 Pantone color of the year! SRP: $20
Handcrafted bamboo and stainless steel lucky knot (left) and joy (right) necklaces. Each comes with a 24″ stainless steel ball chain, plus card and envelope for easy gifting. Comes in a variety of colors, including purple, the 2018 Pantone color of the year! Custom packaging to promote your organization or museum’s brand is available. Please inquire by sending an email to melissa@melissalew.com. SRP: $20
You can mix and match the designs, colors, and cards!
Auspicious Greetings
These 5”x7” folded blank note cards are printed on recycled stock with vegetable inks and each comes with a white baronial envelope. A beautiful way to send auspicious greetings to your friends and loved ones! SRP: $3.99
Lanterns, often seen decorating homes during the Chinese New Year, symbolize luck. The center lantern features the Chinese character for dog. The surrounding auspicious characters are double happiness and longevity. The outside border is known as the meander or cloud and thunder pattern; in Chinese symbolism, it symbolizes abundance. The color red also symbolizes luck, celebration, and happiness.
This auspicious character is a wonderful wish for forever happiness. In Chinese symbolism, clouds symbolize good fortune and happiness. The color red also symbolizes luck, celebration, and happiness.
This decorative motif is a wish for good fortune, happiness, and prosperity. In feng shui, the running water motif symbolizes wealth flowing towards you. The color orange also symbolizes an abundance of happiness and prosperity.
In Chinese symbolism, the combination of goldfish and the lotus blossom is a wish for years of prosperity and wealth. The lotus is one of the flowers of the four seasons and symbolizes summer. The color orange also symbolizes an abundance of happiness and prosperity.
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