Happy Year of the Rabbit 2023
It’s Lunar New Year! May the Year of the Rabbit bring you health, peace and prosperity.
It’s time to bid a fond goodbye to the Year of the Tiger. Let’s usher in the Year of the Rabbit. Families across Asia gather together to celebrate this very important holiday with a big feast, fireworks, and lion dances.
Welcome the Year of the Rabbit
The Chinese calendar operates on a 12 year cycle with each year represented by a zodiac sign. This year is all about the rabbit which symbolises relaxation, introspection, and cleverness. The Year of the Rabbit will bring calm and tranquil energy in 2023. Individuals born in the Year of the Rabbit, like my father, are believed to be quiet, thoughtful, yet witty and ingenious, which sums up my father’s personality.
National Maritime Museum
Lunar New Year arrived early this year on 22 January. To celebrate we took Lady Yeya to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to watch the Lion Dance on the Great Map. It turned out that everyone who has a half-Asian child had the same idea. In fact, I ran into one of my local mum friend who has two boys. The museum was insanely busy with long queues for the activity rooms, storytime, and the galleries. But, Lady Yeya managed to make a Chinese red lantern to display in her room.
It was a beautiful sunny but cold day with bright blue skies to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. We made a beeline to the fabulous playground at Greenwich Park where Lady Yeya was lucky to meet up with her school friend who lives nearby.
Family Meal to Celebrate Lunar New Year
We had a low-key family meal at home with some classic Chinese dishes with symbolic meaning. In keeping to the fuss-free theme, I made some braised pork with noodles to symbolise ‘long life,’ broccoli tenderstem, and lots of tangerine as a symbol ‘good fortune.’ With family in Hong Kong (+8hr GMT) and California (-8hr GMT), we scheduled in time to FaceTime my family to wish everyone “Gong Hay Fat Choi.” Having not seen anyone in nearly four years, we look forward to visiting California over Easter break.
Wishing you and your families a very prosperous Year of the Rabbit!
