Lunar New Year: The layers of meaning and symbols
- Upside-down fu characters on a square of red paper. The character, 福 [fú] means good luck and is hung upside down for Lunar New Year. The word 'to arrive' is a homophone for the word 'upside down'. So, the symbol means that good luck is arriving,
- Red pockets full of money. In China, these are traditionally gifted from an elder or parent to children or anyone unmarried.
- Firecrackers and fireworks. They are set off throughout Lunar New Year to ward off an ancient monster called Nian.
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