Ready For Spring?

Ready for Spring?




Spring is almost upon us. It's time to bring out the colors yellows, greens, and blues. This March at Forgotten Shanghai we are all about getting ready for spring by getting rid of the clutter and bringing out the color!





One popular item to use for clearing the space and to get organized with is our colorful lacquered boxes. Some how winter, it's easy to accumulate: belongings. Papers begin to stack up, items become lost, and what was once organized is now lost in a sea of madness. We suggest are colorful lacquered file boxes. Open it up and it fits hanging file folders. Closed it’s a beautiful lacquered box. We also have a variety of shapes and sizes, and they are able to fit anything from keys to desk supplies to remote controls. Choose your favorite color to brighten the room.





Flowers are getting ready to bloom and our baskets are the perfect pieces to help bring the outdoors inside. Our contemporary ceramic baskets are great for different display in the home. For example, creating flower arrangements in the living room, holding towels in the bathroom, or magazines in the den. In addition, our oval water basket originally used to carry water from the well, but now works well for holding magazines and adding color to your room.











As you brighten up your home, we wish it will brighten up your life too. As you get ready for the coming season, we hope it will invigorate you and add a little spring to your step. To help you organize and add color to your home, we are offering 20% off all colorful containers the month of March!

In ancient China, a terrible horned monster ravished the land every spring feeding off crops, livestock, and even sometimes children. There was no way for the villagers to defeat the beast so all they could do was to run and hide in the mountains. One day, a strange traveler saved the village by scaring the monster away with bright lights, dressing in the color red, and powerful fireworks. From then on the villagers held a festival every spring where they would gather together, stay up late, dress up in red, light lanterns, and set off fireworks to help ward off the evil monster. To this day, the people of China continue to celebrate this festival as Chinese New Year.

Rather than adopting a calendar year such as the US has, Chinese holidays instead follow a calendar based on lunar and solar movements. In doing so, Chinese New Year always falls on the first New Moon of the year and continues on until the first Full Moon, also known as the Lantern Festival, fifteen days later. This year the celebration begins New Years Eve on February 2nd and lasts until the 17th.

In regards to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Golden Rabbit. The Rabbit is the fourth sign of the twelve, and resides between the Tiger and Dragon. It is said to be a calm and relaxing year. Much needed after a ferocious year of the Tiger. One may find luck and good fortune throughout the year of the Rabbit.

A great way of celebrating this Chinese New Year is the exchanging of Hong Bao or 'Red Envelopes' with loved ones. The Red color is meant to ward off evil spirits while the envelope symbolizes good luck. These envelopes are then filled with money ranging in even numbers, which are considered 'lucky' numbers.

Chinese New Year is a time to be with family and friends, Red envelopes, fireworks, and of course, feasting! From your friends at Forgotten Shanghai, we would like to wish you a very festive and lucky New Year!

To celebrate the color Red we would like to offer you 20% off all Red items at Forgotten Shanghai during the month of February.

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