Spring Festival - Day Fifteenth of Chinese New Year "Valentine Day For Chinese"

Greetings Card  for You All

In Malaysia and Singapore, this day 6 February 2012 -  is celebrated by individuals seeking for a love partner, which is a similar version to the more popular and commercialized Valentine's Day celebration, Normally, single women will write their contact details on mandarin oranges and throw them into a river or a lake, and single men will collect as many oranges and eat them. The taste

Spring Festival - Receiving Cai Shen, The Chinese God of Prosperity this Water Dragon Year

The Auspicious time to receive Cai Shen, The Chinese God of Prosperity this Water Dragon Year is between 3am to 7am on 23^rd January 2012. Pray facing the Southerly direction to receive Cai Shen or just click LIKE HERE at  Facebook and Cai Shen will come to you. More Environmental this way :) 


Gong Xi Fa Cai from www.kuantan4u.com

Spring Festival - Kuantan4u.com wish EVERYONE Happy Chinese New Year

The Team at kuantan4u.com and ic2kuantan had been working round the clock these past few weeks and would like to thank our followers and supporters who have visited and commented on our work. The Water Dragon is said to bring calmness to The Dragon through Innovative & Creative Concepts in the way we work, play and share.
We would like to wish those of you that celebrate The Lunar New Year “Gong Xi Fa Cai”, “Kong Hee Fatt Choy”, Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year and “Selamat Tahun Baru Cina”; and for those of you who are not Chinese, we welcome you to celebrate together with us and get to know and understand thousands of years of Chinese Culture, Tradition and Civilization.
Once again we want to say a BIG THANK YOU for all your support and encouragement.
GONG XI FA CAI KUANTAN, PAHANG, MALAYSIA and The Whole Wide World where the SUN Shines,

Spring Festival - Reunion Dinner, a Very Important Chinese New Year Tradition

Reunion Dinner

Reunion Dinner is held on the eve of Chinese New Year where everyone in the family will be present. The Family unit is very important in Chinese culture and tradition that goes back thousands of years. The number of generations present signifies the greatness of The Family and some family’s Reunion Dinner is so grand with more than a hundred of family members attending.

Typical Reunion Dinner dishes include Chicken, Pork, Prawn, Fish and a type of Black Hair-like Algae or Fatt Choy. Eating plenty of prawns will bring plenty of laughter as “Har”, which is prawn in Catonese; is the sound of

Spring Festival - Gifts of Mandarin Orange , another Chinese New Year Tradtions in Kuantan

Mandarin Orange is low in Saturated Fat, Cholestrol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, and a very good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C but a large portion of calories come from its sugar.Mandarin Oranges or Kam (sounds like Gold in Catonese) are sold everywhere during this time of the year and most of these oranges are imported from China. During Chinese New Year, Mandarin Oranges are offered at prayers, to visitors,

Spring Festival - Typical Chinese New Year Traditions in Kuantan_

Typical Chinese New Year Traditions in Kuantan GONG XI FA CAI

Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival is celebrated by Chinese the world all over and it is also celebrated in Kuantan. This year of the Water Dragon will hopefully wash away all the threat of any radioactive and bring on abundance of wealth and prosperity to the people of Kuantan.

Traditionally, households will start to clean and paint their homes right after celebrating the Winter Solstice Festival on 22^nd December 2011. Gates and walls are given a new coat, lighting and fixture are cleaned thoroughly and repair works done where they are required.

After Spring Cleaning, the homes are decorated with Chinese Calligraphy on red background depicting Chinese Characters that symbolize wealth, health and prosperity. Bright and red Chinese lanterns or Tanglung will be hanging on the car porch and kept lighted all night long.

Spring Festival - The Use of Firecrackers During this Water Dragon Chinese New Year in Kuantan

The use of firecrackers is banned under the Malaysian Law due to incidents like body injuries and fire but some level of tolerance are practiced during Chinese New Year celebrations. The use of firecrackers is one of the traditions of Chinese New Year. It is believe that the loud noise of the firecrackers will awaken The Dragon and bring abundance of rainfall for crops. It is also believe that the loud noise will scare off evil spirits and bad omen, therefore bringing good luck and good fortune for the year.

Even though firecrackers are banned they still find their way on to the market and for those of you that insist on using firecrackers, please put SAFETY FIRST before anything else. Please be responsible and considerate to your neighbours and surrounding areas. Please make

Spring Festival - Cai Shen and the BEST TIME to Receive the Chinese God of Prosperity this Water Dragon Year

Cai Shen (Rich God) in Traditional Chinese, is the Chinese God of Prosperity and Chinese households the world over will received him into their homes to bring wealth and prosperity for the coming New Year. According to Chinese myth, Cai Shen has magical powers over wind, thunder and rain. He is also the general for millions of ghosts and is often depicted with a black face and riding a black tiger while carrying a golden rod.
Every year just before Chinese New Year, Chinese will find out the auspicious time to pray and welcome the God of Prosperity or God of Wealth to usher in the New Lunar Year. Watch this space for Tips and the Auspicious Time to receive The God of Prosperity this Water Dragon Year.

Niángāo, Year cake or Chinese New Year's cake – Why is it a MUST for Chinese New Year?

Niángāo is made from glutinous rice and is very popular during Chinese New Year even though it is available all year round. Chinese eat Niángāo during this time because "nian gao" is a homonym for "higher year." The Chinese word  (nián粘), meaning "sticky", is identical in sound to Nian (年), meaning "year", and the word  (gāo), meaning "cake" is identical in sound to (Gao 高), meaning "high". Therefore, the eating of Niángāo symbolizes the raising of oneself in each coming year (年年高升 niánnián gāoshēng).

Niángāo is also offered to the Kitchen God so that his mouth will be stuck with the sticky cake so that he cannot badmouth the family to the God of all Gods (Yu Huang Da Di). So, eat plenty of Niángāo this Water Dragon Year. Gong Xi Fa Cai

Happy 2012, Year of the Water Dragon from kuantan4u.com

According to Chinese Astronomy, 2012 is Year of the Dragon and a Water Dragon which begins on the 23rd of January 2012 and ends on the 9 February 2013. Chinese Zodiac or Astronomy is based on the interaction of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals and the 5 elements of metal, water, wood, fire and Earth on driving one’s destiny in Chinese culture and heritage for thousands of years.
Water brings calmness to the Dragon’s fearless temperament resulting in smarter decisions and better understanding of others. Overall Dragon is a symbol of good fortune and intense power. Dragons are free spirited and uninhibited; colourful and flamboyant; full of energy, gifted and utterly irrepressible. Dragons do everything on a grand scale with big ideas, ornate gestures and extreme ambitions.
We at www.kuantan4u.com believe we are entering a new and exciting era that promotes a better understanding among ourselves and the environment we lived in. The people of Kuantan expect good governance where there are consultation and collective decision making to make Kuantan one of the better towns in Malaysia to live and work; to play and relax; and to grow and prosper.
Enter The Water Dragon.