The Scholars of Shen Zhou

Wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year coming 22nd January 2023!
For anyone who isn't celebrating, I would encourage you to visit your nearest local Chinatown to enjoy and participate the festivities.

新年快乐 , 萬事如意

Thank you for the warm wishes! Chinese New Year is my least favourite public holiday and festival due to all the cumbersome traditions and practices. I would usually try my best to do the minimal number of house visits required and I never like giving out red packets to kids/unmarried adults that I hardly met for the whole year, year on year. Just felt kind of fake.

This year would be worse because I need to abstain from all my favourite Chinese New Year goodies due to my ongoing weight loss regime. I hope my aunt-in-law cooks her special mutton curry when I go visit her this Sunday, probably the only thing I can look forward to. Wish me luck!

I can totally relate to the house visits and giving away red packets! For me I escaped several times by going out to the cinema or anywhere else but not home. The only timing which we can't escape is during lunch and dinners.

I hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful Chinese New Year and a great year ahead

Happy Chinese New Year! Have an awesome year of the rabbit ahead! And may Lu Bu's Red Hare be with you always

Happy Chinese New Year, I hope you all uhh... do something. I guess.

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Year of the Rabbit, everyone!!!

Hope everyone is having a most excellent Spring Festival! Looking forward to the tangyuan myself...