This babbling/ little background story is also available in my tumblr account @magical-dramatic-chaotic
**Feel free to scroll to the last paragraph of this blog entry to view what the image is about-- I'm mostly just babbling about the past here for the first five lines of this entry, anyway.
Among the living in the maternal side of my family, the only one who seemed most attached to her Chinese roots is my mother. She was particularly attached with Chinese superstitions and feng shui.
Throughout my childhood, I would roll my eyes wheneve my mother would be fussing over hanging amulets and lucky charms around the house. It particularly annoyed me whenever she made me burn incense before I went to school (or before I went to bed).
Many years later, here I am excitedly preparing for the Chinese Lunar New Year (February 1st) a month early on my own accord. 😂 Oh, and I now run a charms and trinket shop as a side hustle. So basically, I just clowned my childhood self 😂 🤡
Oh, the little ironies of life. 😂😂😂
Here's a little something I got a week ago. I'm definitely going to get the 'prosperity bowls' and the 'tiger zodiac ingot' ready in a few days. Putting one in the house and in the office 😂🙏🎋
Image above: Two tasseled Chinese Hanging Charms. The artificial golden ingots and the Chinese coin is meant to symbolize and attract prosperity and abundance, with the tiger figurine on the top in tribute to the incoming Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger (February 1, 2022) ; it is customary to hang these dangling types of charms by the door or by the window (much like wind chimes), to call in abundance and good fortune, as well as block away negative energies and bad luck.
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