JAKARTA - The Chinese New Year is almost here. Home decorations with red shades are the dominant color in the Chinese New Year celebrations. Apart from the distinctive and meaningful dishes, the ornaments also make a building look even more festive.
Every ornament that is installed before the Chinese New Year celebration has a meaning. They also come in many forms, from lanterns, lanterns, paper cutouts, door decorations, to orchids. The decorative ornament is dominated by red.
Actually, the lucky color based on Chinese tradition is not only red. There are yellow and green. The red color symbolizes happiness, success, beauty, health and good luck.
Yellow is a symbol of wealth and position while green is a symbol of money, fertility, hope and harmony. According to ancient Chinese tradition, red has the fire element, green the wood element, and yellow the earth element.
The water element is symbolized by the color black and the white metal element. The metallic color, white, was considered the worst because it was a symbol of bad luck.
To decorate the house in shades of red, you can use the Chinese ornaments below.
Red lantern
Like a movie title, red lanterns will be easily found in homes, offices, malls, ticket reservation locations, airports, and temples. In general, lanterns are oval in shape with red or golden yellow tassels.
Quoting from China Highlights, February 5, historians believe that the Chinese first started decorating houses with lanterns during the Han Dynasty.
Technically, the lantern was chosen because the light is the most comfortable for reading and working. Also chosen so that the flames do not go out because of the wind. At home, you can install lanterns on the terrace or on both sides of the entrance.
Lanterns
Lanterns are also oval in shape like lanterns, there are also different variants with long shapes. But it is made of paper and functions only as decoration. You can make color compositions from paper lanterns to decorate the house.
Paper cutoutsPaper cutouts with a red and gold color combination can also decorate window glass. You just need to cut it into small pieces the size of two segments, and stick it using paper glue or quality insulation so as not to damage the clear glass texture.
Door decorationStill in red color, a long door ornament or shaped like a chili with red threads has a symbol of good luck.
Angpao envelopes
Usually, angpao is given to children or unmarried family members. However, it can also complement the decor by hanging it on an indoor decorative tree.
Kumquat and mandarin orange treesLiving decorations in the form of plants can also be a decorative ornament for a house with shades of red. Even though the tree is green and the fruit is golden yellow, it is a lucky color.
This means that these two types of ornamental trees can complement the element of luck in your home.
Cherry blossoms, plums or orchids
The cherry blossoms and orchids will bloom after the harsh winter. The flower symbolizes longevity, spring, and novelty in the process of life.
If you want to feel a new feel at home without changing any decorations, just add a few stems of cherry blossom decoration. Well, if you like caring for flowers, then choose orchids that are in bloom and the color of the cherry blossoms.
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