Feb 21st, 2008
Chinese Valentine’s Day is not February 14
I’m sure all of you are aware of the February 14 being Valentine’s Day. Today itself is another interesting date for Chinese worldwide as it’s the Chinese Valentine’s Day. This is the 15th day of the chinese new year (lunar new year changes each year depending on the lunar calendar).
For me, it is also ultra special because it marks the first year anniversary of my Hong Kong wedding (which was Mar 4, 2007 and in chinese calendar it’s the 15th day of the chinese new year). Check out my HK wedding dinner photo and wedding ceremony on our wedding site at http://www.9wedding.com
If you have not enjoyed a proper western valentine’s day last week, take this last chance to tell your loved one how much you appreciate him or her. For sure, the prices of the flowers are way lower this time!
Happy Valentine’s Day ! And if you need to say that out in Chinese, here are the 2 simple ways to say i love you.
- mandarin (used in China, and Taiwan) it’s “wo ai ni”
- cantonese (used in Hong Kong), it’s “ngo oi lei”
For more ways to say i love you, check out our wedding blog at http://www.9weddings.com and search for the word i love you.
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Hi Fione,
I chanced upon your wedding photos and am very happy for you and Harrace. Congratulations on your wedding!
Of course, there were suspicions back then that you and Harrace were an item
May you have everlasting happiness!
Warm regards,
Kim Lan
yeah… i notice in china that their valentine’s day is not on Feb, 14. but Chinese also respect the other date of valentines day…. b’coz Chinese are also deferent in celebrating Christmas day…
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Enry Thomas