Market Friday - Chinese New Year Festival Fashion and Decorations

Hello everyone! Today I am going to share some of the pictures that I took while going grocery shopping in AEON Big Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I saw many interesting items related to the Chinese New Year festival which is around the corner as it falls on the 1st of February 2022. I thought that it will make an interesting post for this week's #marketfriday tag, initiated by @dswigle.

Traditional Outfits

These are the traditional outfits usually worn during the festival. They are all in the colour of red because red is considered auspicious. Both of the outfits of the women and the little girl are called Cheongsam. They look like a dress with a high neck and collar. Meanwhile, the outfits worn by the man and the little boy are called Samfu. They come in the form of a top with buttons and pants.

These are cheongsam in both magenta and red. The red cheongsam is the one the mannequin was wearing earlier.

Here are more cheongsam in other colours and designs. I found some in lighter shades.

This is a maroon cheongsam and I got shocked when I saw the price because it was quite expensive.

These simple looking cheongsam were more affordable.

These are Hanfu which is another type of Chinese traditional outfit worn by women. There were many colours but I liked the red one on the left.

These are cut little Samfu outfits for children. They suit those of 3 years old and above.

Here are adult sized Samfu tops for men.

On the left here are more Samfu tops while the one on the right is a red coloured T-shirt. My father bought one of them.

Decorations and Banner

As I kept shopping, I saw a section where all the Chinese New Year decorations were arranged. There were many types of them ranging in different sizes to fit the needs of people.

This is a pineapple lantern. It came in both red and yellow colours. Pineapples are considered auspicious because they are called ong lai. I may not know the language well but I do know ong means good luck and lai means come. So when put together, it means 'fortune come' and therefore hanging up pineapple lanterns is a way of welcoming good luck.

This is another lantern which is a little simpler. It is a plain gold lined lantern. It is folded in this package and need to be opened up and pulled so it looks in an oblong shape when it is hung.

These are other hanging decorations which are smaller in size and are more accommodating in smaller spaces. A great way to hang them is along the staircase if there are any at home.

The above are some banner and paper card decorations in cute animal designs. I think the one that will finish first will be the tiger cards because this new year will be the year of the tiger.

By the way, the management of the shopping outlet hung many large banners on top to create the Chinese New Year vibes. The words of Gong Xi Fa Cai is a greetings phrase exchanged during the festival.

These are other hanging decorations with some glitter on them.

These looked cute!

Here are more banners. This was on the other side of the banner section.

These are some wordings related to prosperity and good luck.

This is a lion decoration. Lions are associated with Chinese New Year so it will be great to display one.

The above are some golden figurines. I think they symbolize prosperity as they are in gold.

Gifts and Greetings

In this part, I will share some of the items that can be given as gifts to our friends and family during the festival. On the left in this picture you can see hampers packed specially for the Chinese New Year.

There were a ton of them. All were arranged on top of entire rows.

Here's a closer look of the hampers. They were decorated mostly in read. As you can see, there are snacks and little golden figurines.

For those who prefer a classical approach, there were many greeting cards available. They were all high quality cards with good materials. Had it been me being the recipient, I would display the beautiful cards on my walls as another form of decoration.

Thank you for dropping by and I hope that you enjoyed my post.