New Year 2016 - how to celebrate, what to cook
New Year 2016: Symbol of the Year
According to the Eastern calendar, the New Year 2016 is the year of the Fire Monkey. The New Year 2016 will come into its own on February 8.
The colors that will prevail throughout the year are white, green, yellow, red, blue.
The elements of the Monkey are water, fire, earth, wood, metal. Animals - symbols of this year: Rat (Mouse), Ox (Cow, Buffalo, Yak, Ox), Tiger (Leopard), Rabbit (Hare, Cat), Dragon, Snake, Horse (Horse), Sheep (Ram, Goat), Monkey, Rooster (Chicken), Dog, Pig (Boar).
People born under the sign of Monkeys have every chance of being famous and well-known. Regardless of what a person does and what his character is, sooner or later, his inherent charm and luck will make him successful in life.
Children born in the year of the Monkey are very active, inquisitive and curious. They always strive for primacy and achieve their goals at any cost.
The best partners in marriage for Monkeys are Dragons or Rats. Relationships with Rabbits, Sheeps or Dogs will be a little worse. Difficult marriages will be with people born in the year of the Snake or Pig. The worst relationships will be with Tigers.
Positive character traits of the Monkey: she can be intelligent, devoted, sincere, inventive, intellectually developed.
Negative - overly emotional and capricious, cunning, careless, sometimes petty, likes to indulge her desires.
The most suitable professions and occupations for people born in the year of the Monkey: consultant, doctor, stockbroker, architect, literary figure.
Where to celebrate New Year 2016
Where and how we celebrate the New Year 2016 and whether we please the Monkey will determine the success of each of us throughout the following year. Therefore, in order for the celebration to be worthy, it is worth considering every detail.
The location of the New Year 2016 does not matter much, the main thing is that it is fun. The most unexpected events will be welcomed. If you have the opportunity to take part in a masquerade, a quest on the streets of the city, a show in a restaurant, a rock concert or a party surrounded by familiar and even unfamiliar people, do not hesitate and go to a noisy company.
If you like a more extreme type of recreation and are ready for various adventures, if possible, go abroad, namely to Brazil. In a country where there are lots and lots of monkeys, it is relevant to celebrate the New Year 2016.
How to decorate your home for New Year 2016
If you decide to stay at home, then take care of its decoration.
- You can hang a small ceramic, porcelain, cloth or plastic monkey above the entrance door. It is advisable to hang bells or chimes next to it, they will create an atmosphere of celebration and fun, and each guest will be greeted with a joyful ringing.
- You can place wooden, crystal or bronze monkey figurines throughout the house (on windowsills, holiday tables, sideboards).
- You should hang large balls, tinsel and streamers on the tree. The monkey loves them very much.
- If you have an artificial tree, if possible, hang a couple of branches of fresh pine needles - a symbol of prosperity and well-being.
- Snowflakes made with your own hands look original. They can be hung on the tree or around the room.
- If you have enough time, you can use your imagination and make imitation snow out of cotton wool, carefully laying it out on spruce branches.
- Don't forget that this year's element is fire, so everything in the house should shine, from the lights on the Christmas tree to the candles on the table. On New Year's 2016, each guest's place setting can be decorated with a small candle. To do this, take half a walnut shell and fill it with plasticine. Fix a small candle in the center, and glue small artificial flowers around it. Place the resulting composition next to the plate. It is better to light candles when the guests are already a little tired and are away from the table. If there will be children at the table and you are worried about their safety, you can buy electric candles instead of regular candles.
- To make the Monkey feel at home, hang beautiful garlands on the walls and under the ceiling - let them curl like vines in the jungle.
How to decorate a Christmas tree for the New Year 2016
This year, when decorating the tree, you can give free rein to your creative impulses and decorate it with literally anything. You can hang candies in shiny wrappers and fruits on the forest beauty. And homemade toys will also look great: garlands of buttons, "balls" of light bulbs, snowflakes made of multi-colored foil.
The monkey, as astrologers say, loves money, so it would be a great idea to please the hostess of the coming year by hanging banknotes tied with red ribbons on the Christmas tree.
In addition to the large New Year tree, several small ones should be decorated this year. Bouquets of pine branches or house plants are suitable for this. And if there is a palm tree or the famous money tree in the house, New Year's decoration is simply necessary for them!
What is the best way to celebrate the New Year 2016?
It is also worth approaching the choice of clothes for the New Year 2016 thoroughly. To please the Fire Monkey, it is advisable to wear clothes that contain such colors as red, orange, yellow, gold, coral, mother-of-pearl, burgundy, brown, ginger, chocolate. All shades of these "tongues of flame" are welcomed on both women and men.
This time, you need to approach the outfit for the main party of the year with all responsibility. Bright colors and some masquerade costume are a must. However, try to combine extravagance and impeccability in the image.
Women should wear evening dresses on New Year's Eve. You can take family jewels out of the safe (or buy jewelry made of natural stones for the occasion), boldly open your shoulders or back. Unusual hairstyles are what you need, forget about modesty and naturalness, get ready to shine!
Ready-made images for the New Year 2016
- Accessories in gold color will suit a red boiler dress - jewelry, shoes and a clutch. A hair clip of the same color will look great, it should be without sequins, beads and feathers.
- A short chocolate-colored dress goes well with muted beige shoes and a handbag. In this case, the makeup should focus on both the eyes and lips.
- It is advisable to combine a yellow dress with white and gold shoes. It is worth noting that it will look great on women with dark skin and dark hair.
- If you decide to wear a long orange dress, try to focus on your eyes in your makeup, and it is better to choose a neutral, calm color for your lipstick or gloss.
- A golden dress is best worn with nude shoes and a handbag. This outfit also goes great with coral shoes and a muted orange clutch.
- If you complete your look with a fur bolero, you will look fabulous at a festive dinner.
- Men should look for fitted jackets or suits. Also, to be in tandem with your significant other, it is better to wear a shirt in the same color as her dress.
- You should be careful with red clothes. The color itself is very flashy and bright, so you don’t need to weigh down the image with accessories and makeup – just the bare minimum.
- Shirts and dresses that are framed with a golden or silver border will look good. Silver will be associated with glittering and shimmering snow, and gold - with jewelry.
- Headwear lovers can complete their look with an original white hat that will match any outfit or match your handbag. Don't forget about the "three colors" rule.
What to cook for the New Year 2016
In preparation for the New Year, almost every housewife "pulls" food into the house for several weeks, loading the refrigerator to the state of "open it and jump away, otherwise it will be filled with goodies." How else? After all, on this holiday it is worth thinking in advance what to cook to please not only family and friends, but also the Monkey, who is the full-fledged mistress of the coming year.
- Products for the New Year 2016 must be natural, without preservatives, colorings, flavor additives and other carcinogens.
- Since the monkey is a herbivore, vegetarian dishes are also welcome on the table. For example, you can prepare salads with greens, avocado and tuna timbales, or vegetable lasagna.
- Eggplant, zucchini and vegetable stew dishes. Remember that the monkey prefers green peppers, carrots and chicken eggs.
- Prepare snacks - stuffed tartlets, sandwiches on toast or rye bread, and also make all kinds of canapes.
- If you still can't do without meat, you can cook shashlik or leg of lamb over an open fire. If you don't have this opportunity, it is advisable to bake the meat in the oven, but never fry it.
- Cheese is a must-have on the table. It can be added to a salad, served on sandwiches or as a slice.
- Also don't forget to put a vase with pineapple, grapes, bananas, oranges and kiwi.
- When choosing drinks, give preference to noble ones - whiskey, expensive cognac or sparkling wine. As for non-alcoholic ones, it is better to buy juice, plain water, fruit drink or make compote from dried fruits. To diversify your holiday, you can make various cocktails with ice, both alcoholic and milk. Many people prefer mulled wine.
- For the sweet table, you can prepare cashew cake with the addition of various fruits, puddings, and also light cakes.
- It is worth noting that all dishes should be filling, but light, because the monkey is an active animal, it loves to eat and then run, wander, play, in a word, not sit still. And it is unlikely that you will want to do this after a plate of Olivier salad.
New Year 2016 according to the script
How to celebrate the New Year without it being banal? I'm so tired of eating Olivier salad and walking around the central square every year. You can follow a different scenario and celebrate the holiday in a new way!
First of all, you should think about what circle will gather in your house. Often these are relatives, close acquaintances and friends. And this is great, because these are the people about whom you know everything, well, or almost everything. Do not memorize standard poems, songs, ditties - this all looks rather boring, strained and banal. For example, in order for the holiday to go off with a bang, you need to individualize everything as much as possible.
- Presentation of certificates. This can become the so-called formal part of the evening. On forms, guided by your sense of humor, you can write humorous texts for the award. For example, in the nomination "Development of interregional relations" the son of friends who married a girl from another city can claim victory. If the daughter of godparents learned to walk this year, she can easily become the winner in the competition "Mastered the vertical position". A nephew who entered a university will receive a certificate "On the way to the granite of science". In general, there can be more than enough reasons - someone finished repairs, someone bought an apartment, and someone even applied for a pension.
- Photos. Your guests will be pleasantly surprised if you collect their old photos in advance and attach them to a poster or stretch them across the room on a string. Memories of fun moments in life will flood in - a first-grader grandfather, a dad-bunny at a morning party or a mom-host at a school party. But do not drag out the "presentation" too much, so as not to drown in the abyss of nostalgia.
- Competitions. Try to always have a couple of competitions in stock. Let's say one of them is reading out explanations of a particular proverb. The guests try to interpret it correctly in response. This way you can involve everyone present. For example, the most common ones: A gift is not discussed, but accepted - "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth", you need to study throughout your life, every day brings knowledge - "Live and learn!", troubles usually happen where something is unreliable - "Where it is thinnest, there it breaks".
New Year 2016 with Santa Claus
If you have children with you on the festive night, try not to drag out the children's part of the program, as it is very difficult for little ones to sit for a long time. However, the youngest guests should be prepared for the fact that they will need to recite a poem or sing a song to please the "bearded one" and receive a gift. Be sure to order Santa Claus or ask one of the guests to dress up as him, otherwise, do it yourself.
If you don’t have this opportunity, you can take a different approach and act out an interesting story with your children. For example, tell them that Santa is late. Let a bag with snowy footprints and gifts appear outside the door. Explain that they were delivered by his friends the hares. Invite the kids to make tea for the late guest together. While the children are sorting out the gifts, try to cool the cup in the freezer. Say that Santa drank the tea and left gifts in gratitude. If you think that your children are too old for such a story, then choose the classic option – put the gifts under the tree.
What to give for the New Year 2016
You can't do without gifts in the New Year 2016. First of all, keep in mind that they will be special in 2016.
- When visiting friends, you can take a picture of a monkey. And if your relatives and friends have a good sense of humor, the picture can be humorous (for example, a caricature of the hostess of the year).
- A miniature Japanese bonsai tree, a small palm tree in a pot, or a “tree of happiness” made of ornamental and semi-precious stones would be a perfect gift this year.
- You can show your attention with all kinds of magnets, figurines, soft toys and postcards with a picture of a monkey.
By putting your heart into organizing and holding the New Year 2016, you are first and foremost making a contribution to the future. And if the festive night passed with a smile, dancing and fun, then the coming year will definitely greet you with luck, happiness and prosperity. And don't forget to put a small piece of copper wire in your wallet just in case. According to legend, this will attract wealth to your home.
