KEZON 101: Welcome Chinese New Year In Quezon Province " TIKOY SPECIAL"

Kiong Hee Huat Chai! Means "Congratulations and a Prosperous new year!" only a few days left before the Year of the Water Dragon, the Chinese (and other believers of Chinese superstition).

2014 Year of Horse begins on February 4, 2014 - Chinese New Year Day is on January 31, 2014

Chinese New Year Background:

Chinese New Year Day is the first day of the first lunar month of Chinese calendar year. The Chinese new year day is always between January 20 to February 20 of the Gregorian calendar each year.

The preparation to celebrate the Chinese New Year festival begins around 8th day of 12th lunar month. The last day of the Chinese New Year festival is on the 15th day of first lunar month. That means it required about three weeks to prepare the festival and 15 days to celebrate it.

Traditionally, a Chinese man works outside for living and his wife takes care everything inside home. A month is not long enough for a housewife to clean entire house, put new interior and exterior decoration, prepare new clothes and gifts for all family members, and food for many events.

You can image that Chinese New Year festival combines Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Day together.

TIKOY SPECIAL

Did you known that Tikoy is one of auspicious food every new year and Chinese new year because of the belief that its brings the closeness of family and friends.

So we did a little research about what and where Quezonians buy or taste the famous tikoy of Quezon in the province and its lead us to four well known pasalubong chain and center and a town in the province that said to house and hold the record and legacy of making the best tikoy in Macalelon, Quezon in the southern part of the province.

Campville's Special Tikoy