Charmain writes:
February 10th marked the beginning of Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon.
In Hong Kong we will greet each other with blessings, each consisting of 4 words:
- Sun Nin Fai Lok 新年快樂
(Happy Chinese New Year) - Sun Tai Kin Hong 身體健康
(Wishing you good health) - Lung Ma Jing San 龍馬精神
(Wishing for an energetic year)
Lung 龍 means Dragon. Have a practise and see if we can greet each other in Cantonese on Sunday?
Greetings are usually written in black ink on thin red paper and hung on a door. In the examples below, both greetings start with the letter dragon.
- Left: Lung Ma Jing San 龍馬精神
(Wishing you have an energetic year) - Right: Lung Tan Fu York 龍騰虎躍
(Dragon rising and Tiger Leaping) - Top centre: Fuk 福
(blessings) – Worth watching this YouTube clip for this tricky word https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbG3wJrvxQ&t=84s
Please join us after the 11am service on Sunday to have a taste of Chinese New Year! (Please check the food labels for allergen information).