Today is the second day of the Year of the Fire Monkey. The celebration and well wishes for joy and happiness among many other blessed things continue.
Something has been on my mind since I first spotted it and I have wondered about it for a while but did not share it. With the celebration of spring, this thought resurfaced again.
It is that red Chinese Double Happiness 囍 paper cut pasted on the door of the President of Hoo Factory!
That red double happiness paper cut has set my imagination running wild. Is there any deeper meaning to this other than a decorative piece? Am I putting too much into this. Does our Park Sihoo-ssi know what this word symbolizes?
Is he hinting at something which we, his “mummy fans” have been wishing for for the longest time?
Double Happiness 囍 is a Chinese character associated with weddings and marriages. There is an old tale about a young man who fell sick on his way to the capital city to take a qualifying examination to become a minister in the royal court. A physician in the mountainous area he was passing through took him home. He and his daughter nursed him back to health. He had fallen in love with the physician’s daughter in the meantime and promised to marry her after he finished his examinations. As a departing gift, the daughter wrote him the word “Happiness 喜”.
During the examination, the emperor asked him to complete a couplet. He remembered his love and added another “Happiness 喜” to what his love had written, making it “Double Happiness 囍”. That nailed him the role of minister. He kept his promise and returned to marry her. On their wedding day, each wrote one half of the couplet, making their union “Double Happiness 囍”. That was how the Double Happiness character came to be.
Since then, the Double Happiness character “囍” has become symbolic of love, happiness and marriage.
By putting up the “Double Happiness 囍” on the door to his office, mind you, not the entrance of Hoo Factory, is Park Sihoo-ssi hinting at something that will soon happen in the Year of the Monkey? Can we expect a “Double Happiness 囍” from him for real?
This big sister will be jumping for joy if a good woman came along for him this year! A damsel to the rescue of a hero? And hopefully with the pitter patter of little feet from little Sihoos soon 🙂
双喜临门?
今天是火猴年初二,在佳节期间是和情亲朋友庆祝和互相问候祝福的时候。从第一眼看到它,有件事一直在我的脑海里,但没有分享内心的想法。新春喜气又引发了我的感想。
就是在厚工厂社长室门上贴着的红色中国剪纸的“囍”字!
那红色双喜“囍”剪纸已让我的想象猖獗。是否有什么深的意识?还是我想得过多了?我们的施厚君究竟知道那字的含义吗?
他是向我们暗示什么吗?是否是他的“妈妈厚粉”们期待已久的喜事?
双喜“囍”在中国是象征婚姻和婚礼。在传说中,有一位年轻人上京考状元时,途中在山区病倒了,被路过的大夫带回家。大夫和他的女儿帮他治疗,恢复健康。他在期间爱上了大夫的女儿,答应考试完毕会回来娶她。作为离别礼物,她为他写了单词“喜”字。
考试时,皇上要他完成一幅对联。他想起了爱人,并加了个“喜”字在他爱人所写的“喜”字旁,拼成了个双喜“囍”字。就这样,他考上了状元。之后遵守自己的诺言和她成亲。在婚礼的当天,他们各自写了“喜”字,一起拼成“囍”,圆满婚姻。这就是“囍“字的来源了。
此后,双喜“囍“字就像征爱情、幸福和婚姻。
把双喜囍”贴在施厚君办公室的门上,而不是厚工厂的入口,他是向我们暗示什么呢?是否猴年会给我们带来一直期待的喜讯,双喜临门?
如果是真的,做大姐姐的我可乐极了!真希望今年会有个好女孩走入他的生命,来个美人救英雄呗!也希望不久会听到小施厚的脚步声哦! 🙂
Photo Credits – Many thanks! OCN, https://owlonabraintree.wordpress.com, Hoo Factory photos by Nance
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Oooohhhh Ooh lah lah!!! How wonderful if that’s what PSH trying to imply! Let’s Hope and Pray it will be as we wish!
El sabrá la cantidad de personas desde lugares lejanos de Korea q deseamos verlo feliz con una buena mujer q lo quiera x lo q hay en su corazón?. En este
We all love our Park Sihoo-ssi and hope that he finds a good woman who will love and cherish him for the rest of his life and bear him beautiful children 😉 Hope our dreams will come true and soon!
I remember he said in one of his interviews that he hope to get married at 39. Not that far away already!
I like the story and the meaning of “Double Happiness” , the paper-cut placed on the door of the President of HooFactory, and as we are at the beginning of the Year of Red Monkey, and PSH being born in 1978, the Year of Horse, I’ve tried to see which are his predictions in the Year of Red Monkey. Here they are: “1. CAREER: a good sign for the career development, and income too. 2. JOB: a career luck is good ,with a chance for promotion. 3. WEALTH: the money luck is good, a good salary raise from your work. 4. LOVE : If you are looking for love [ and I hope he will] , then love opportunity is out there and you need to spend time to find it {hope the “Double Happiness” will become reality for him]. You have more chances to meet girls you like to build a new relationship. 5 QUARREL : If you have argument, dispute, or lawsuit with someone, then you have good chance to win the case . [hope he’ll win his suitcases with his netziens] 6.HEALTH : try not to over-exercise and then injure body. Pay attention to your muscle, tendon, and bones. Watch the air quality to prevent from problems of respiratory system. 7. GENERAL FORTUNE : Monkey brings good fortune to you. Fame and wealth are coming to you . Don’t miss this opportunity”. Excellent predictions for PSH in the Year of Monkey. GOOD LOOK PSH!
Oh That’s fantastic fantastic news Stefania👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉👠👠👠👠👌👌👌👌
Isn’t it fatastic ? Isn’t it his Golden Year, , Chai Hua Loke?
I want what is the best for PSH in this Year of Monkey! And for you too, Nance, and Chai Hua Loke!
Many thanks, Stefania Lupu and to you and your family too!
THANKS Stefania Lupu! I am watching Hong Kong fireworks on TV for lunar new year right now. PSH will shine brightly and lasting for sure unlike fireworks that doesn’t last. 😊
Chua Hua Loke , you are right, unlike fireworks, you are watching and enjoy, PSH will shine brightly and last , because he is THE STAR ,that shines all the time.
Stefania Lupu Many thanks for sharing! I hope that what is predicted for Park Sihoo-ssi in the year of the Monkey will come true! Sounds like a good year for him but also means in some areas, he has to work at them 🙂 All the very best in the new year, Park Sihoo-ssi. And best wishes to Stefania Lupu, Chai Hua Loke, Priscilla Ng, and every one here and all of Park Sihoo-ssi fans all over!