Posted by Janis@CuteWares on 20th Jan 2019

Happy Lunar New Year of Pig 2019

Happy Lunar New Year 2019
5th February, 2019 is the date of start "The Year of Pig" in Chinese New Year.

Will you curious why 2019 is "The Year of Pig"?
Is it because pig is a cute animal ?

Yes, pig is so cute and they are one of symbolic animals in Chinese zodiac.

According to the Chinese zodiac cycle order, the pig is the 12th in the Lunar New Year's Periodic Table.
That's mean 2019 is 12th year in this cycle. It's the end of this cycle also.

What is Chinese Zodiac?

Each animal represents each year in the Chinese zodiac cycle , every 12 years per cycle.
The order of the animals in Chinese zodiac is :

(1) Rat, (2) Ox, (3) Tiger, (4) Rabbit, (5) Dragon, (6) Snake,

(7) Horse (8) Goat, (9) Monkey, (10) Rooster, (11) Dog, (12) Pig.

Chinese folk use the zodiac animals as their birth year. So they calculate the age by the Chinese Zodiac.

The order of zodiac signs comes from a Taoism story of Chinese folk.

According to legend, Jade Emperor (King of heaven in Chinese tale) designed a 12-year cycle as a mortal calendar.
He wish animals can be a concept in the design would be more interesting to help humans remember the lunar calendar.

There are many animals wanted to be the first in the Chinese Zodiac.

So,Jade Emperor hosted a animal running competition for sort ranking and rat won the champion.
The rest of the order of were based on the rank of the running competition.

Chinese Zodiac in Chinese folk used to calculate the age,
it can also be used to predict for people a years fortune.
Every Lunar New Year people will also talk about the luck of the coming year.

Japanese also value their traditional New Year’s Day,They will wear traditional kimonos that day.
Traditional Kimono can be shown in cute Monchhichi plush dolls.

Boy's Kimono

Sekiguchi Monchhichi Kun Monkey Boy Kimono Festival Costume Doll
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Sekiguchi Monchhichi Kun Monkey Boy Kimono Festival Costume Doll

Girl's Kimono

Sekiguchi Monchhichi Chan Monkey Girl Kimono Festival Costume Doll
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Kimono can be more than one women's styles, we can take a look at My Melody's demonstration.
Here are 1 plush doll and 1 plush charms of kimono My Melody.

My Melody Deluxe Kimono Costume Plush Doll
Sanrio My Melody Kawaii Japan Deluxe Kimono Costume Plush Doll M Size
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My Melody Deluxe Kimono Costume Plush Charms
Sanrio My Melody Kawaii Japan Deluxe Kimono Costume Plush Doll S Size
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Mochi is one kind of Japanese Traditional food for New Year, they are general dessert nowadays.
Their main material consists of sweet rice pounded. Then, flour is steamed and used as dough to cover a ball of filling, red bean paste inside typically. They are sticky so covered in dry rice flour.

101235 Pink Sakura Mochi Dessert and Fragrance Toys Squishy

101236 Orange Mandarin Mochi Dessert and Fragrance Toys Squishy

101237 Green Mugwort Rice Mochi Dessert and Fragrance Toys Squishy

101238 Brown Chocolate Mochi Dessert and Fragrance Toys Squishy

Modern Hong Kong people are not like Japanese, they will not wear traditional costumes during the New Year.
Hong Kong people Japanese and the Chinese believe that the New Year will have "FUK" (福) . This word means blessing and luck.

You can see the word "FUK" "福" on the puzzle

Beverly Jigsaw Puzzle Message Card Dharma Doll Cutting 39 Pieces
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Japanese Luck Cat is the most iconic mascot for blessing luck of money.
Japanese Luck Cat typical style graphic puzzle

Japan Beverly Jigsaw Puzzle Message Card Lucky Cat Mascot Cutting 39 Pieces
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Japanese Luck Cat pattern silicone pouch

P+G Design NUU JAPAN Fortune / Lucky Cat Red Silicone Pencil Case / Pouch
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Japanese love Shiba Inu Dog so much, Shiba Inu Dog become another luck pet.

Japan Kawaii Chinese Zodiac Sign Lucky Shiba Inu Dog Plush Doll
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In addition to blessing luck of money , luck of love, and luck of overall (maybe means luck of health).

NIC Mushy And Soft Lucky poo ( Gold Fortune ) Fluid Squishy Toy