TGIF – Gong Hay Fat Choy!

Happy lunar New Year to our Chinese clients and friends. 

For the non Chinese folk, do you know that Fat Choy is a traditional dish eaten over this, the ultimate holiday?  The dried oysters are stewed with black moss fungus and shiitake mushrooms and form one of the many symbolic dishes reflecting Chinese aspirations and history. The greeting ‘Gong hay fat choy’ means to get rich or make a fortune – just like the traditional Caucasian  greeting – “Have a happy prosperous new year”. 

2020, the Year of the Rat, begins tomorrow, Saturday, 25th and lasts 15 days til February 11th.  Because the rat is the first sign in the 12 animals cycle of Chinese astrology, 2020 is considered to be a year of new beginnings and renewals.  The main zodiac element is metal, so the year of the metal rat promises to be lucky for almost all Chinese zodiak signs.

In China, the celebration marks the largest annual mass migration of humans anywhere in the world as families travel to be together for “Chun Jie” mandarin for “Spring Festival”.  

Here, in Vancouver, we are celebrating with parades and parties this weekend.  Saturday sees the centre of activity at Vancouver Chinatown Millenium Gate,  Sunday at Dr.Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden and all weekend, today thru Sunday, at the International Village Mall.  Some local suburbs will enjoy smaller celebrations.

For all you unmarried Chinese juniors, we wish you lots of red envelopes.  Don’t forget to leave them under the pillow overnight for extra luck!

These holidays are auspicious times to purchase real estate, so we look forward to seeing you in the market place.  In the meantime enjoy the warmth of family and tradition.

We remain the champions of hearth and home and, even in this rain, have you covered.

The Generations Real Estate Partners:-  Michelle Hawthorne, Scott Johnson, Sheila Francis, Ray Harris and Shane Goutsis.