Happy New Year postcard

Author: Wu Zude / Guo Changming
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: As one of China's folk arts, paper-cutting is a popular and vivid form for people to express their wishes for warding off evil and seeking good fortune during the transition from the old to the new. Every time the New Year arrives, people either cut and carve or purchase colorful paper-cuttings symbolizing auspicious blessings, to give to their friends and family, sending them New Year's greetings. Nowadays, exchanging New Year's greetings through postcards has become a popular cultural activity during Christmas, New Year's Day, and the Spring Festival, while paper-cutting postcards featuring traditional auspicious patterns have become the most beloved New Year's greeting cards.