Morning of Chinese New Years Eve

So, this morning i got woken up some very Chinese Music, and i kinda liked it.. but it was really early haha . So then i got out, and the preperations were in full motion! My host mom was cooking alot and my host dad was cleanign out lots of stuff. so Sean told me that its a costum that at before Chinese New years, they clean everything really good. like i mean the house was spotless.. its incredible!! Then i went over to see the food and its so crazy how much food were gonna eat tonight! Its costum for the Chinese New Years Eve to go back to the fathers house for celebration (like in my family, our last name is Juang, soo we go to grampa Juangs house). Its really important to have fish and meat cause it symbolises different things! Then my host dad was cleaning out a container that had power that they use to put the sticks of incent they use to pray to Boudha adn the GOds. So they clean this out every Chinese New Year, and they replace the grayish poweder (like sand). Put they dont just dump it out; my host dad had a spoon and carefully took out the powder because theres money inside and if yo just dump it out, then the money falls out and its bad luck. So then my host dad put new inside, with a spoon too. Meanwhile, me and Sean put chinese banners around the house and outside of the doors (Pics on facebook but heres one :)



I think it just means lke Prosperity, good luck and happy new years!!
This is year is the year of the mouse, so if your a mouse (depending on the year your born) youll have an amazing year!!! Also, Chinese new years is not only One day.. as it thought it was its alot of days! haha i think it may be like a little less than a week!
But ill write more tonight after the New Years Eve celebration!! yay!
Im acutally reading about CHinese New Years, and its about like 15 days, from the first of the Lunar New Year to the 15th days, where its the Lantern Festival.. Each days has its own rituals.. its really interesting.. heres the link if you want to read.. theres also alot of Rituals they do, and there acutally true since im kinda living them! hahaha
bye!
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEARS!
bri