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Happy Chinese New Year!
Greetings!
Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese New Year celebration began on February 14th and lasts until the Lantern Festival on February 28th. This is the Chinese year 4708 and marks the year of the Tiger.
In celebrating Chinese New Year, we are going RED. At Chinese New Year celebrations people wear red clothes, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children "lucky money" in red envelopes. Red symbolizes fire, which according to legend can drive away bad luck.  In this "red edition" of our newsletter, discover our latest arrivals, and newsletter only specials on red items.
Sincerely,
Donald & Robert
Silk Road Collection
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Year of the Tiger
A person born in the year of the Tiger is said to be lucky, vivid, lively, and engaging. Another attribute of the Tiger is his incredible bravery, evidenced in his willingness to engage in battle or his undying courage. Maybe he is so brave because he is so lucky.
Silk Road Collection understands your "inner Tiger" and your appreciation for lively, engaging, and luxurious hand selected authentic Chinese antique furniture and accessories. Antique Chinese furniture is not only beautiful and distinctive, it blends with any style. We are your key to Exotic Furniture Journeys, Creative Design Solutions.
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Celebrating Culture
Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras
In our city of New Orleans, we just completed the season of Carnival which ends with the holiday of Mardi Gras. Both Mardi Gras and Lunar New Year have similar ancient roots. Both occur in the depth of winter and look forward to the rebirth of spring. Lunar New Year is a more universal term for Chinese New Year, because this festival is celebrated in many countries.
Both Mardi Gras and the Lunar New Year are based on calculating the time of a particular lunar full moon. However, because of the different ways in which those calculations are done, Mardi Gras and Lunar New Year can either occur on or within a few days of each other, or are about one lunar cycle (28 days) apart. Mardi Gras is always on a Tuesday, while the Lunar New Year can occur on any day of the week.
Although Mardi Gras is now related to the Christian period of Lent and Easter, its origins predate Christianity and are derived from an earlier pagan mid-winter festival.
Though the timings vary, most cultures have a celebration of some sort for the changeover of the year. A time of jubilation at the New Year has been traced by anthropologists to prehistoric times and to almost every section of the globe.
The Lunar New Year festivities last for 15 days, beginning on the the day of the lunar new year and ending in the Festival of Lanterns. Carnival is a longer period of time which ends on Mardi Gras, but in New Orleans, the intense celebration also lasts about two weeks. |
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Celebrating Chinese New Year
10% off RED Items
Now through March 14th, take 10% off select Red items.
This offer is exclusively for our newsletter readers.
Order on-line anytime at www.SilkRoadCollection.com.
Mention this Chinese Red Sale in the comment section of the order form and we will automatically discount your item.
Or, you may order by telephone every day from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Central Time at 504-894-8540.
Click here to see our special red selections. |
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