I'm taking a holiday because no patients will come. Chinese New Year is steeped in great history, being just as important as its western counterpart. For one, preparations usually begin a month before the day. Presents, decorations and food are bought. There are new clothes and new haircuts for everyone.
Houses undergo an early spring cleaning to sweep away all traces of bad luck.
Doors and windowpanes are often given a new coat of paint, usually red, and decorated with symbols of wealth, happiness and longevity. Dr. Lau tries to explain the major differences. We add one to our age during our birthday, but in the Chinese calendar, we add one to our age on the New Year's Day. So on the New Year's day everyone gets older by one year. For example, if a baby is born yesterday, that baby is two years old today.