EPISODE 17: I HOPE YOU GET RICH | Filipino-Chinese New Year Practices & Beliefs

The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast

EPISODE 17: I HOPE YOU GET RICH | Filipino-Chinese New Year Beliefs, Practices & Superstitions In this (semi-cross-over) episode, we discuss the fascinating practices and beliefs of the huge Filipino-Chinese community, especially during the Chinese Lunar New Year! Listen in while Anama quizzes Ice on things like: why do people give each other tikoy, which fruit does not belong in a Chinese New Year spread, how much money you can or cannot put in an Ang Bao, and what people actually tell each other when they give New Year’s wishes. Learn about the dos and don’ts during Chinese New Year and find out what a well-known brand of delicious snacks has to do with...fire trucks? Note: Monday, Feb 7 is everybody’s birthday in the Chinese New Year context, not on the 14th day of New Year as Anama originally thought — The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology hosted by friends Anama Dimapilis and Ice Lacsamana, avid mythology nerds, and semi-professional gossips. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram and Facebook for more good stuff. We welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes. You can also find us on Youtube – Gods Must Be Crazy Podcast channel, where we post some of our episodes and interviews. For other inquiries, please email us at [e-mail] The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram). --- SOURCES: Solar Daybreak Claire Celdran tours Binondo with Carlos Celdran (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TU06qokdI https://www.filipinopod101.com/blog/2020/01/06/filipino-chinese-new-year/ https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2018/02/11/1786501/dancing-new-year Tan, S. L. (1995). Tales for Big Children: Chinese and Filipino Folk Stories Part I. Manila: De La Salle University Press. https://www.zenrooms.com/blog/post/chinese-new-year-philippines/#:~:text=Serving%20and%20eating%20tikoy%20every,luck%20and%20fortune%20to%20them. https://faq.ph/chinese-new-year-traditions-in-the-philippines/