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Ethnic communities around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year as one of the most festive and important holidays of the year. Best Buy believes in the importance of the Lunar New Year as employees, customers and communities look forward to this holiday. Like Ground Hogs Day, Lunar New Year is the beginning of a new year with the anticipation of spring and the end of winter. This year the phases of the moon have determined the Lunar New Year will be February 8th, 2016. Best Buy is assisting in the celebration by offering Asian-inspired Gift cards and eGift cards which can be purchased through February 13, 2016.
Best Buy Celebrates the Lunar New Year
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Preparations for New Year festivities begin well in advance of the actual date of the holiday. As the old year draws to a close, there is a tendency to want to tie up loose ends, to put things in order in anticipation of beginning the new year with a fresh start and a clean slate. You want to pay off old bills, collect money owed you and to balance the books of your business. In some parts of China, people use this time just before the new year to seek out old friends whom they may not have seen for a while, to renew friendships and talk out any problems that might be standing in the way of a friendly relationship in the future.
Domestically there is a traditional cleansing as well. In decades past, the most thorough “spring cleaning” of the year was initiated as a ceremonial sweeping away of all the evil spirits feared to be lurking in dark corners behind heavy and rarely moved pieces of furniture. Today, the only consideration for the vast majority of Chinese is a spotless presentation of one’s home to the many family members and guests who will be welcomed during the holiday season. Windows are washed, or were repapered in the old days, and the courtyard gate or other wooden parts of the house might be repainted. I think this is where the traditional Spring Cleaning came from as well.
Shopping is another activity of the Lunar New Year. Gift items were relatively luxurious or specially-prepared foods. Flowers to brighten the house are a popular item in the markets at this time of year. Wax plum, fragrant white jonquils or narcissus and in Hong Kong, small peach trees, are among the seasonal favorites. @ Best Buy to help you buy the luxurious gifts you can purchase the gift cards or e-Gift cards inside the store or online and have them mailed to your address. For a Birthday gift you can purchase the Chinese Happy Birthday e-Gift Card.
Best Buy Lunar New Year gift cards ship free, have no expiration date or fees and are good toward any purchase online in the U.S. or Puerto Rico Best Buy stores. They come in various dollar amounts from $15.00 to $200.00.
By the Lunar New Year’s Eve, family members, some of whom may have traveled long distances gather for a reunion. Some southern families place stalks of sugar cane behind the doors. The height and section-upon-section construction of the sweet stalks represented the family’s hope for a ladder-like ascent to new levels of glory in the coming 12 months. Everyone dresses up, preferably in new clothes, and is on their best behavior. The family celebrates the ending of the old year and the beginning of the new year with family traditions and ceremonies.
On the Lunar New Year’s Day and for the next several days, people still follow the custom of exchanging visits — with close relatives first, then with distant relatives and friends where they can give out Best Buy Fish gift cards as well as Holiday e-Gift cards. Best Buy recognizes the importance of the Lunar New Year as a new beginning by offering the Lunar New Year Gift Cards and eGift Cards to help celebrate the New Year. “Happy Lunar New Year!”
