"Luck and Good Fortune"

In Chiang Mai Thailand, most of the festivities for the Chinese New Year take place in the Warrorot Market area.  Warorot is the old Chinese Market here, with many Thai-Chinese shop owners....

Normally a busy market, there is extra traffic as people are out buying supplies for their altars and family get-togethers.

 Many shops are decorated with red paper lanterns.  And, long strings of fireworks do their job of frightening off any evil spirits, leaving plenty of red paper confetti littering the streets. 

I especially enjoy peeking into each shop to admire the beautiful
New Year altars.  Some altars take up almost the full interior of the shop.  Others are placed on the floor by the front door.  And, a few shop owners create a special table on the sidewalk. Each altar is richly loaded with trays of roasted ducks, chickens, tea, rice, fruit, red candles and plenty of incense.
A few even offer a bottle of whiskey!

In the Chinese Temples, offerings are burned and food is placed on the altars. Ducks and oranges are some of the traditional offerings.

I wish you a happy and prosperous Year of the Ox!  This year success comes through good planning,
diligent work, disciplined action and patience. 
As we say in Thailand...  "chok dee"

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