Today marked the end of Chinese New Year celebration for this year.
It also meant the last day for us who had eagerly and willingly wore our jewelery as part of the must-have accessories during Chinese New Year – thanks to the diamond, jade and gold investing activities that typical women like to do.
I know there are many women who wear their thick gold necklaces and several pieces of gold bangles all year round.
But as I have noticed, many Chinese women wear theirs only during the 15 days of Chinese New Year.
So it is normal during these 15 days, to see someone you don’t usually expect to wear jewelry when they work – such as a cleaner I saw today who swept the floor and picked rubbish up with her thick gold necklace, gold bracelet and beautiful jade bangle!
Despite appreciating jewelry as much as the next woman, I could only comfortably wear an extra ring and bracelet – which I will remove tomorrow.
