Chinese New Year

It feels like a lot is happening all at once in a Spiritual sense at the moment... There are so many different religious and cultural things going on in the world at the same time right now and it feels kinda different that everyone is celebrating something spiritual all at once. It would be nice if it would unite the world a little more, bring us all together since we're all a little closer to our spirituality right now but I doubt very much that will be the case since we all feel so broken... 

Now I know that I am NOT a religious person. I definitely believe in spiritual things, I am always going to believe in fairies and magic, and I LOVE all of the stories from different religions that are uplifting and full of meaning, and I REALLY hope I'm not going to cause offence but I don't like to think anyone's beliefs are more important than anyone elses... I love that we can all be different and believe what we choose, so long as it doesn't harm anyone - yes I KNOW that Wars are constantly, even now, being fought over religious reasons - but it would be such a boring world to live in, if EVERYONE thought the same, believed in the same, dressed the same or acted in the same way... That's my 10cents anyway...
I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I wanted to look a little at some of the current spirituality taking place that I know little about... Besides things I learnt at school there is SO MUCH TO KNOW about two big things taking place right now... Today I will be looking a little at the Chinese Lunar New Year.
So, for us that are not in the know, what is Chinese New Year?
Well apparently it's the most important Chinese Holiday, covering 15 days to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year, and this year it started on February 17th - yes I KNOW I'm two days late, but I'm moving houses at the moment, give me some slack lol... The reason for the celebration is that it's a start of change, it celebrates family - often honouring ancestors - saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new fortune for the new year. The whole celebration will culminate 15 days after it starts - so that's March 3rd - with the Lantern Festival!
Another interesting thing that I've often seen but never really thought much of, is that the Chinese Zodiac characters are animal based. Now there is a LOT of information about this, and I could basically write a whole other blog post for it, but this year is the year of the Horse - apparently as I was born in 1986 I am from the year of the Fire Tiger! 
Anyway, thank you for listening to me ramble and learn something new as I went along, I actually really enjoyed looking into something I knew little about and putting together a post for it. I think I will try it more often, and don't worry as always there will be something pretty to look at with a list of what I've got in the picture too... Just accept my ramblings LOL you know you want to... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Symphony in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Boutique #187 - Moda Glasses
Dress: Psycho Barbie - Moonspire Dress
Dragon: {Sakura} - Chinese Dragon Plush
Basket: kotte - CNY Basket
Lantern: kotte - Yuan Xiao in Lotus Lantern in Red
Confetti: kotte - Xin Nian in Envelope Confetti
Pose: FOXCITY - Warm Up, Pose 2
Gold Hanging Decor: (Lucas Lameth) - Feng Shui Linden Money Charm $$$
Coin Plant: (Lucas Lameth) - Fortune Tree in Red
Orange Plant: kotte - Xin Nian in Mandarin Tree
Horse Bush: dust bunny - Garden Creatures in Horse Green
Plant Stands: {what next} - Bronze Plant Stands in Bronze
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Chinese New Year