Welcome the New Year by preparing new bowls and chopsticks. For the New Year, let’s use chopsticks to attract wealth and bowls to bring blessings—eat well this New Year, and you’ll be prosperous next year! “Prepare new bowls and chopsticks for the New Year”—this is a unique folk custom in China. The New Year brings a fresh start; we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, adding both new family members and new bowls. Even if your home isn’t short of bowls and chopsticks, you’ll still get into the habit of adding new ones to welcome the arrival of the new year.

It’s a well-known custom among many people to add new bowls and chopsticks to the household during the Spring Festival—but do you know what this tradition symbolizes? According to popular folklore, there are roughly two main meanings: First, adding more bowls signifies an increase in family members, symbolizing prosperity and blessings for future generations. Second, replacing old bowls with new ones and acquiring new chopsticks ensures that next year will bring abundant harvests and endless wealth. Adding new bowls and chopsticks thus symbolizes both financial prosperity and good fortune! The Chinese have long cherished the tradition of adding more chopsticks and bowls at the start of the New Year—this gesture is believed to bring more descendants and a thriving family in the coming year. Purchasing a few new sets of bowls and chopsticks not only reflects the elders’ heartfelt wishes but also embodies their hopes for a bright and prosperous future.

Cutlery is an indispensable medium for conveying food from the dish to the person—each one. Everyone can't do without it, A fresh start for the new year—welcome the Year of the Rat! Be sure to use new bowls and chopsticks, eat fresh food, welcome new blessings, and attract new wealth.

In the Year of the Rat, use Tian Shun’s Rat Treasure! It will bring you auspiciousness, good fortune, and vitality in the Year of the Rat.

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