Year of the Monkey: Happy New Year for Everyone!
It is the year of the monkey.
2016 is year of the red monkey. The name of 2016 is
. is in the Fire group. The color of Fire is connected to Red. is the calendar character corresponding to Monkey. Therefore, 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey year. Every year when the new year begins, we wish everyone luck saying happy new year.
The most favorable words a few years ago in Korea was, be richer for the new year.
Yet things are changing very fast. Thesedays, the most favorable words for the new year's day for everyone is "be happy for the new year"
In Korean, be happy is haeng bok haseyo!
You say haeng bok haseyo to people around you in order to wish them luck.
Haeng means 'happiness'
Bok means 'luck'
Yet I believe you become happy by giving happiness to people around you.
So, it is something you give and then you become happy seeing others become happy.
It is not a thing you receive first.
SO.....FOR THE NEW YEAR 2016
I would like to say, you become happy by giving happiness to people around you.
What do you think?
By giving happiness around you, you become happy.
So everyone....happy new year for the red monkey year!
From Dr. Lee, Goheung
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