New Year is just two days away! Have you prepared your candy box yet?
The "chuen-hop" (candy box) is a special container for holding Lunar New Year snacks and candies, representing the gathering of good luck and blessings, symbolizing perfection and wholeness. As families visit each other to exchange greetings, children say "Gung Hei Fat Choi" to receive red packets. But what they look forward to most is the moment the
chuen-hop is opened!
Cracking melon seeds is both a custom and full of auspicious meaning; the action of grabbing seeds symbolizes "grasping for wealth," bringing in fortune and earning more in the coming year, which is why the elders never stop cracking them. While various candies are children's favorites, nothing is more memorable than the chocolate gold coins, with their "unique" taste that is truly unforgettable. Traditional sugar-coated snacks each hold their own meaning: candied lotus seeds for "having children," candied lotus root for "abundance every year," and candied winter melon for "a good beginning and a good end."
The most important thing during the Lunar New Year is for the family to be together, and eating pistachios brings laughter all year round. What food do you place in your chuen-hop?
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chuen-hop is opened!
Cracking melon seeds is both a custom and full of auspicious meaning; the action of grabbing seeds symbolizes "grasping for wealth," bringing in fortune and earning more in the coming year, which is why the elders never stop cracking them. While various candies are children's favorites, nothing is more memorable than the chocolate gold coins, with their "unique" taste that is truly unforgettable. Traditional sugar-coated snacks each hold their own meaning: candied lotus seeds for "having children," candied lotus root for "abundance every year," and candied winter melon for "a good beginning and a good end."
The most important thing during the Lunar New Year is for the family to be together, and eating pistachios brings laughter all year round. What food do you place in your chuen-hop?
#HongKongSentiment #HiangKieCoffee #ChuenHop #LunarNewYearCandyBox #NewYearSnacks #LunarNewYear #NewYear #ChineseNewYear #ChildhoodMemories #Traditions
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Savor the Hong Kong Sentiment, Continue the Collective Memories