Do you celebrate Chinese New Year? Our oldest daughter has been teaching in Shanghai​​ for the past several years. She’s sent us some pretty cool gifts and along the way we’ve gotten to learn a bit about Chinese traditions. One such tradition is to give money in red envelopes to friends, family and co-workers when you see them during the Chinese…
Our oldest daughter, the one who is teaching in Shanghai, sent these pretty paper cutouts to hang on our doors for Chinese New Year. The top one is for the Year of the Horse, which begins today. And the bottom one with the fish is hung to bring prosperity. Our daughter shared this explanation with us: “Fish are a sign…