Happy Chinese New Year !

@garfieldlee Thanks for giving detailed explanation. I now understand. It's my first time to hear about Chinese lunar calendar. Our new year is always January first

steamed pork, beef, chicken, fish,hairtail, Tofu, Chinese cabbage,lotus root,mustard greens and so on.

Chinese Lunar Calendar In the calendar, one year is divided into 12 months and the months have either 29 or 30 days, always beginning on days of astronomical new moons. So each year has 354 or 355 days. To make the average length of the years equal to a tropical year, an intercalary month is added every two or three years. As a result, an ordinary year has 12 months while a leap year has 13 months. And an ordinary year has 354, or 355 days, and a leap year has 384 or 385 days.

@garfieldlee that’s so cool. And the money?

Yes and now you can customize the cover of electronic red envelopes

@sol_cee 1.Open the social network app, 2. Customize the cover of electronic red packet 3. Put money into the red packet from your bank card or electronic wallet 4. send red packet to friends or group

@garfieldlee Same here. I can't make them. I tried too but was unsuccessful

@Nawsheen I heard there were many Chinese live in your country, so you can buy them easily. I read a news several years ago that our foreign minister made dumplngs in Mauritius' China Embassy

Thank you!I can make dumplings but I'm really not good at making dumpling skin, It's too difficult for me.

@garfieldlee I understand, I have a couple of friends in Xi'an, right the diet is slightly different from the Southern Chinese that we are very familiar with, perhaps because of the cold climate, more noodles instead of rice, my friends are also fond of mutton which is not common in the South

I'm from Northern China, the traditional holiday food are a little different from Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan.

@louievill Yes, Northern Chinese like mutton very much, we need high energy food to withstand cold weather in winter. Steamed mutton and stewed noodles are very popular here. Just like German marinated pork and Russian sausage

@garfieldlee There is the Seattle Chinatown in the international district. It's a large section with many restaurants and shops. I would like to visit but I don't like going to Seattle unless I have to. I will share a toast and good wishes from my home. I hope you have a great time there

@Vikingswest1 Great ! There are plenty of Chinese live in Vancouver and Seattle

Thank you! If you are close to any China Town in United States, it is the best time to visit it.

@garfieldlee Time is of no matter here. Some.people take days to reply. Some do not reply at all

@JimBo452020 Yes. You have changed your avatar. Is that you? Very tough guy!

Thank you my friend! I'm sorry to reply you late. Last night we had a family gathering which lasted until midnight.

Yes. Northern China Cuisine,local traditional food

@garfieldlee Indeed

Yes, you are right. From cultural shock to cultural integration

These dishes are local traditional holiday food, you would not seen them in southern China and foreign Chinese restaurants

Yes, I agree with you. Video calls and Electronic red bags are much more popular than before during the pandemic.

Thank you! This week is the public holiday, supermarket and grocery are all closed, we have to prepare enough food to entertain guests, so the pic only showed a small portion of food we had made.

Thank you my friends!

Thank you for your wishes and blessings!

Because they read right to left and got the days in January mixed up?

@Vikingswest1 Funny idea! :-)

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