Old Times of New Year
Three days to go and it's already 2022! Time to start with a new beginning, and time to make yourself better. I know most of us are excited, even me, because different kinds of food again.
But for now, I would like to share my previous New Years, especially when I was a kid. Those times when everyone of us in our place unite, just to welcome the New Year with full of love and happiness.
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Before,
When I was a kid, we celebrate New Year with other families. We used to buy Fountain, and place it in front of our house or at the middle of the covered court(just located 3 meters away from our house).
Our family was assigned to this kind of firecracker, while our neighbors are assigned to sky fireworks, some are to rockets, and for us kids they give us Sparklers. At 11 pm, every parents in our place start to prepare those firecrackers. They put it in our basketball court, while the others are place in front of every houses too. Piccolo is also common that time, I'm really scared of it, not just because I know it's dangerous, but also of it's loud noise of explosion.
We also have trumpet toy that time. I'm really into trumpet, I get sad if my parents don't buy this one, as for me that time, it doesn't look New Year if we don't have trumpet.
Then,
At exactly 12 am, everyone will light all the firecrackers, while we kids are holding Sparkers. We keep on jumping, as it's a belief that we will grow tall, but it's not effective on me. Lol!
My mom also throw coins inside and outside our house. She also likes to hide money in our pillows and give us Ang Pao. For those who are not familiar with Ang Pao, this is how it looks,
This is a red card or envelope, which used to put a money, this means goodluck and wealth. During that time, we are so much blessed with our family business that in every New Year we prepare foods for our neighbors, that everyone who wants to eat are welcome.
Below our altar, we put a mini table and above it are 12 candles with different colors. Each color represents trait or element. Just like red, it represent strength, Pink for love, and yellow for happiness.
Actually, there's a lot of traditional beliefs that we follow. Me and my mom likes to watch TV news about Feng shui, and list down all those things that can gives us good luck on New Year. Above this, we start it with a prayer, this is the most important of all.
I also have this habit of collecting gifts, I mean when I recieved a gift I didn't open it. Since most of Christmas, we celebrate it in my grandma's house, then I open all my gifts at New Year's eve. My younger brother are more excited to see what's inside, although he know that it's a girly thing but still he keeps on asking what's inside.
But all this happiness changed, when the demolition happened. We are able to pay and stay, but 90% of our neighbors lost their houses.
As of these recent New Years, due to some reasons, priorities, and lack of money, we haven't perform and prepare the usual New Year set-up in our house. I really miss a lot, especially our good neighbors.
By God's will this upcoming New Year will be full of blessings, happiness, love and wealth. I may not be so active during that time, but I'll try my best to share how we celebrate New Year.
A lot of things change as years passes by, I remember 2012 as end of the world. But look, God is so loving and kind, that He still let us live and chance to make right. We should not abuse this, so I hope this 2022 we make our love for Him bigger that anything.
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Author's love message :
Hello lovely readers! How was your day?
Are you all excited for New Year? Don't forget to pray for an abundant New Year. I know some of us here are affected with typhoon Odette. But let's make our faith strong, just like New Year. We need to leave the past and start a beautiful beginning.
GOD Bless. Hugs!
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December 29, 2021
-Ling
These past few years have been really tough for everyone. We also used to hold a new year's ball in here in our place. Unfortunately we couldn't do the same this time. We used to watch fireworks lighting up the sky with the festive sound from fire crackers, "torotots", and everything else that makes noise. These days, I barely hear the festive noise I used to hear. But you know what becomes pleasure to me? It's the resilience that I found in each individual, family and community. Prayers. It's the loudest noise we can make this new year, and everyday actually. Prayers can be heard from heaven. Happy New Year!