October 31, 2026

Broom, scissors, and porcelain bowl set aside on a table for New Year’s Day feng shui taboos

FENG SHUI October 31, 2026

9 Things Not to Do on New Year’s Day, According to Feng Shui

Feng shui tradition says to protect your good fortune on New Year’s Day by not cleaning it out, spending it, or cutting it off. Nine everyday habits break that rule, and each one has an easy swap. These New Year’s Day taboos are about qi, the life energy that feng shui tries to keep flowing. […]

Tibetan prayer flags hung left to right in blue, white, red, green, and yellow on a U.S. front porch at sunrise

SYMBOLS October 31, 2026

Prayer Flags: Colors, Order & Where to Hang Them Respectfully

Tibetan prayer flags hang left to right in one fixed order: blue, white, red, green, and yellow. Hang them high, keep them clean, and keep the cloth off the ground. That covers most of what Tibetan Buddhist tradition asks. Holding a new string of these Buddhist prayer flags and wondering how to hang them right? […]

Broom with a red ribbon hanging by the front door on Lunar New Year’s Day, when sweeping stops in 2027

FENG SHUI October 31, 2026

Lunar New Year Cleaning 2027: When to Sweep & When to Stop

Lunar New Year cleaning in 2027 follows one simple rule: finish your spring cleaning before dinner on Friday, 02/05/2027, then put the broom away on Saturday, 02/06/2027, the first day of the Year of the Fire Goat (丁未), the 2027 sign in the Chinese zodiac. Many families keep the broom away until Po Wu, the […]