{"id":20541,"date":"2026-02-17T15:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/?p=20541"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:01:03","slug":"chinese-new-year-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/chinese-new-year-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->The new moon arrives<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nThe old cycle exhales<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nRed slips onto doorways, soft and deliberate,<br \/>\na small gesture against the dark<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>The Spring Festival begins not with noise,<br \/>\nbut with a shift<br \/>\na feeling that the air has turned over<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>This year, the <b>Fire Horse<\/b> steps forward<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nBright. 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