It started with a speech by Amit and then a ribbon cutting ceremony.
And of course there are roasted pigs (siu jue) which will be cut and eaten.
Cutting the pig is like cutting a wedding cake it's very ceremonial. And the pigs must be cut from head to back. Who doesn't like to eat pork in the morning.
After the pigs were removed we were graced with lion dance (mouh si). Before the dance begins, the head of the office paints on the eyes to the lion.
There are two people in each lion and it's amazing their dancing and the head/eye movements.
Large group shot with the lions. I am on the far right side.
After the official ceremony in the lobby. The dragons made their way around the entire new office.
Part of the tradition is that you hang lettuce and the dragon's reach for it and capture the luck for you. It is the traditional custom of "cai qing", literally meaning "plucking the greens", whereby the lion plucks the green vegetables either hung on a pole or placed on a table in front of the premises. The "greens" (qing) is tied together with a "red envelope" containing money and may also include auspicious fruit like oranges. In Chinese cǎi (pluck) also sounds like cài (meaning vegetable) and cái (meaning fortune). The "lion" will dance and approach the "green" and "red envelope" like a curious cat, to "eat the green" and "spit" it out but keep the "red envelope" which is the reward for the lion troupe. The lion dance is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the business
So the lions came to my office to wish me good fortune in the new office.
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