Celebrate the Chinese New Year with Gifts from UKBullion.com

Posted by ukbullion on February 12th, 2017

The Chinese New Year has just begun and this is the year of the Rooster. The New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is marked by the lunisolar Chinese calendar.

Each Chinese zodiac year begins on Chinese New Year's Day. The 12 Chinese animal zodiacs are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. So the year of the Rooster comes around every 12 years.  

See the years of each animal below to determine your own sign.

• Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960
• Ox: 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961
• Tiger: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962
• Rabbit: 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963
• Dragon: 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964
• Snake: 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965
• Horse: 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966
• Goat: 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967
• Monkey: 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968
• Rooster: 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969
• Dog: 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970
• Pig: 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971

The Chinese New Year is a festival for the Family. Families traditionally get together and enjoy family time. New Year's Eve dinner is called "reunion dinner", and is believed to be the most important meal of the year. Gifts are exchanged between loved ones.

There are a number of gifts you should not give as Chinese New Year Gifts. These include:

• Sharp objects such as scissors
• 4 of anything as the word “4” in Chinese sound very similar to the word for death. Therefore, the number 4 is considered unlucky.
• Mirrors – There is a common belief across most of Asia that mirror attract bad spirits
• Pears – Although other fruits are fine as gifts, the word for peers is similar to the word for leaving.
• Clocks – As they symbolise running out of time.
• Handkerchiefs – as they resemble a symbol of saying Goodbye Forever.
• Shoes – as the word for Shoes sounds very similar to a word for evil.

UKBullion.com offers the perfect range of ideal gifts for the Chinese New Year. Buy gold Bullion Coins and Bars ranging from 5 Grams up to 2 Troy Ounce of 24 carats (999.9) fine gold in varying designs depicting the 2017 lunar animal, the Rooster, as well as the latest Britannia and Sovereign coins.

Although these coins celebrate the Chinese New Year, they are quite popular for also celebrating new births, birthdays and other popular holidays.

The team at UKBullion.com would like to wish all of its customers a happy Chinese New Year and recommend a visit https://www.ukbullion.com/chinese-new-year-2017.html for a full range of gift ideas.