Chinese New Year Decorations and Table Decorations

Chinese New Year is a festival that traditionally begins on the first day of the year in the Chinese Lunar calendar and ends with the Lantern Festival on the 15^th day. This year, Chinese New Year lands on Janurary 23, 2012. It is the year of the dragon. It is tradition that windows and doors will be decorated with red paper cutouts with themes of “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity.” In addition, people also decorate their home with beautiful red Chinese knots, red lanterns, or imitation red Chinese firecrackers. Red envelopes filled with money are also given to children and juniors by the married elders. We carry some of the most affordable and finest of Chinese New Year decor, hand-picked by our designers, specifically for you!