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"Fu" Character
"Fu" is the Chinese character for "fortune".

Chinese Zodiac Symbol of the year
Each year, there are memorial coins, stamps, artistic paper-cuts with this year's Zodiac Symbols published. Now is the Rat year.

Gods of Wealth
This is very popularly posted in restaurants and business buildings.

Fish - For a Blessing of Wealth
"Fish" in Chinese is the homophone of "Extra", which is to bless the family has some extra left after all expenses.

Bat - For a Blessing of Fortune
"Bat" in Chinese is the homophone of "Fortune". A fortunate life means to be peaceful, have good health and wealth, and good children etc.

Longevity Symbols - Peach, crane, pine tree and the God of Longevity
These Symbols are posted at homes where there are elderly people.

Lotus Seeds - For a Blessing of Many Sons
"Lotus Seeds" in Chinese is in homophone with "continuous sons".

Gods of Gate
This is posted at building gates to drive away ghosts and secure houses.

Gods of Kitchen StoveThe Gods of Kitchen Stove not only look after the cooking place of a family but also are responsible for recording the good and bad deeds of the family members over the last year. On the 23rd of December of Chinese Lunar Calendar, Gods of Kitchen Stove go up to heaven to report their records to the Great Emperor of Jade.

So Chinese people have a custom to hold rite and sacrifice wine and barley sugar to the Gods of Kitchen Stove on this day.

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