Wishes to Write on a Chinese New Year Lantern

Wishes to Write on a Chinese New Year Lantern Chinese New Year includes two weeks of celebration with most activities taking place on just three days: New Years Eve, New Years Day, and Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the last day of Chinese New Year. Heres what you should know about the Lantern Festival, including the symbolism of the celebration and which characters to write on your own lantern to wish in Chinese. What Is the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival? Every year, on the last day of Chinese New Year, families from Taiwan to China place colorful lanterns outside their homes and launch them into the night sky. Each lantern corresponds to a particular wish the family has for the new year, with the colors  having various meanings. For example, sending off a red lantern represents a wish for good fortune, while orange symbolizes money and white symbolizes good health. There are many stories about why this festival takes places. For example, in one of the origin legends, Emperor Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite China, held the first Lantern Festival to ask Taiyi, the ancient god of heaven, for health and good weather. In another of these legends, which is rooted in Taoism, the Lantern Festival was first put on to celebrate the birthday of Tianguan, the god of good fortune. Other explanations center around the Jade Emperor, and a maid named Yuan Xiao. Wish in Chinese: What to Write on Your Lantern The festival has changed a lot over the years. Simple handheld paper lanterns have been replaced with elaborate  colorful lanterns of all shapes and sizes. But the tradition of sending wishes to be granted into the sky has remained. Many revelers enjoy writing riddles or wishes on the lanterns before sending them airborne. Here are some examples of what you may want to write on your own lantern, include the Chinese symbols and pronunciation. Onward and upward:  Ã¦ ­ ¥Ã¦ ­ ¥Ã© «ËœÃ¦Ëœâ€¡ (bà ¹ bà ¹ gÄ oshÄ“ng)Good health:  Ã¨ º «Ã© «â€Ã¥  ¥Ã¥ º · (shÄ“ntÇ  jinkÄ ng)All wishes come true:  Ã¥ ¿Æ'æÆ' ³Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¦Ë†  (xÄ «n xiÇŽng shà ¬ chà ©n)Be happy and carry laughter all the time:  Ã§ ¬â€˜Ã¥  £Ã¥ ¸ ¸Ã©â€"‹ (xio kÇ’u chng kÄ i)Business will grow and get better:  Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¦ ¥ ­Ã¨â€™ ¸Ã¨â€™ ¸Ã¦â€" ¥Ã¤ ¸Å Ã©â€"‹ (shà ¬yà ¨ zhÄ“ng zhÄ“ngrà ¬ shngkÄ i)Everything will be lucky and go smoothly:  Ã¨  ¬Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¥ â€° (wnshà ¬djà ­)Things will happen as you wish:  Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¥ ¦â€šÃ¦â€ž Ã£â‚¬ Ã¥ ¿Æ'æÆ' ³Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¦Ë†  (shà ¬ shà ¬ rà ºyà ¬, xÄ «n xiÇŽng shà ¬ chà ©ng)Pass an entrance exam and get enrolled in a school:  Ã©â€¡â€˜Ã¦ ¦Å"é ¡Å'Ã¥   (jÄ «nbÇŽng tà ­mà ­ng)Harmonious family and prosperous life:  Ã¥ ® ¶Ã¥â€™Å'è  ¬Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã¨Ë†Ë† (jiÄ  hà © wnshà ¬ xÄ «ng)Work smoothly:  Ã¥ · ¥Ã¤ ½Å"é  â€ Ã¥Ë† © (gÃ… ngzuà ² shà ¹nlà ¬)Quick ly find Mr. Right:  Ã¦â€" ©Ã¦â€" ¥Ã¦â€° ¾Ã¥Ë† °Ã¥ ¦â€šÃ¦â€ž Ã©Æ'Žå â€º (zÇŽorà ¬ zhÇŽodo rà ºyà ¬ lng jÃ… «n)Make a fortune:  Ã¨ ³ ºÃ©Å' ¢Ã§â„¢ ¼Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¨ ² ¡ (zhunqin fÄ  d ci) Whatever your wish, Chinese New Year can be a wonderful opportunity to set the tone for the year ahead.

Blissful Quotes About Love

Blissful Quotes About Love Have you ever noticed that when you are in love, you always go around with a smile on your face? Indeed, love brings immense happiness to the lives of those who are experiencing it. The following happy love quotes talk about the bliss that those in love experience. Jennifer Aniston True love brings up everything - youre allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily. John Sheffield Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive. Nora Roberts Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice. Teilhard de Chardin The day will come when, after harnessing the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. Erica Jong Love is everything it is cracked up to be. Thats why people are so cynical about it... It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you dont risk anything, you risk even more. Helen Keller The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt with the heart. George Elliot I like not only to be loved, but to be told that I am loved. Leo Buscaglia The life and love we create is the life and love we live. Barbara De Angelis Love is a choice you make from moment to moment. Joseph Conrad Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. Michael Dorrius Love transforms; it simultaneously makes us larger and limits our possibilities. It changes our history even as it breaks a new path through the present. Saint Jerome The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart. Karr Love is the only passion which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else. T. S. Eliot Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.