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Incorporating the Chinese New Year Into Our Lives
February 10th, 2013 is the first day of Chinese New Year!
There are many traditions associated with the Chinese New Year. One of my personal favorites is the giving of gifts in red envelopes. This tradition came from the story of a mythical evil beast, the Nian (pronounced Nee-on), who terrorized a village at the beginning of each new year, eating and destroying everything in its path. The villagers protected themselves by putting food outside their doors to prevent the evil beast from entering their homes. One day, a little girl dressed in all red clothing scared the Nian away and the villagers learned the beast was frightened of the color red.
Every new year from then on, villagers began placing red decorations on their homes and gave each other gifts sealed in red envelopes. Because the Nian was also frightened of loud noises and fire, they lit firecrackers and held a ceremony called the Festival of Lanterns, in which red paper lanterns were lit and lifted to the night sky to celebrate another year of avoiding the beast. This gave the villagers hope and joy for another year of life and love.
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Read MoreSelby Acupuncture Open House!
As you know, the past few months have brought some exciting changes to Selby Acupuncture, the most obvious being the expansion of our clinic! We’d like to celebrate this time of change with all of our friends that helped make this transition possible.
You are invited to our clinic’s Open House on January 24th from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Please come see the new space, if you haven’t yet already, and hang out with us as we’d love the opportunity to get to know you better! All are welcome — if you have any friends or family members who are considering acupuncture, please bring them with you. This will be a great opportunity to speak to us directly about the benefits of acupuncture.
Snacks and refreshments will be provided and we will have a drawing for a free treatment. Hope to see you there! Read More
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