My Big Fat Engagement – Engagement Advice & Warnings

Gung Hay Fat Choy! (Happy New Year!)

Chinese New Year is on February 8, 2009. This year is the year of the Ox. If you know someone who is engaged to be married during the year of the Ox, you can celebrate their union and even add some good luck to your good wishes…

Your birth falls under the Ox sign if you were born in 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985 or 1997. Barack Obama and George Clooney were both born in Ox years. Do you know anyone born under the sign of the Ox? If so, these gifts would also make great birthday gifts!

Plush OX

This 7″ doll, made by Little Uglys, is named OX after the ‘O’ in hug and the ‘X’ in kiss. A great surprise to bring on a date to the Chinese New Year parade. It’s also a great way to be original on Valentine’s Day – good for him or her!

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Plants and Flowers

Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival.

It’s the perfect time to replenish a home with live plants. Traditional Chinese households believe that a plant that blooms on New Year’s Day brings luck to the household. Also, a gift of a potted plant is a great way to anticipate Spring, which is just around the corner after all. Plum blossoms, bamboo, pussy willow, azalea, and peonies are all popular.

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Yellow is Gold

According to feng shui, yellow is the lucky color for 2009

If you are proposing this year, I would consider an engagement ring made out of yellow gold!

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Koi Behavior

The Koi fish symbolizes surplus which, unless you are talking about debt or body hair, is usually a good thing!

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