ton , said . The restaurant will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022 .

Roast duck , chicken , pester noodles , fish for good luck , rice and roast pork are some of the foods for the 10- course meal , Chin said .

Bill Chiu , owner of Hoy Yeung , located at Blueberry Crossing 240 S . White Horse Pike in Hammonton , will be celebrating with a huge party .

“ We get into a fight with my brotherin-law taking the pig home and stuff ,” Chiu said .

Hoy Yeung has been in Hammonton for over 40 years . Chiu ’ s father founded the business .

“ You got to have chicken . You got to have pork . We have a whole pig , which signifies another thing . We ’ re very symbolic ,” Chiu said .

Chiu said the pig symbolizes good fortune , and chicken symbolizes wealth .

“ If you eat this noodle , you ’ ll live a long life because the noodle extends very long ,” Chiu said .

“ It ’ s all about fortune . It ’ s all about

courageous and active people who love a good challenge and adventure in life .”

“ Tiger is very powerful and strong ,” Chin said .

Next year , 2023 , will be the year of the rabbit , which is Chiu ’ s Chinese zodiac .

“ Rabbit is more business-minded . Smart . Astute . They avoid trouble . They know how to make money ,” Chiu said . Chiu added that his Chinese zodiac and his wife , Karen ’ s are compatible .

“ My wife ’ s a monkey . We ’ re very compatible . Monkey and rabbit are compatible . My wife and I we ’ re married , and we ’ ve been married for over 30 years ,” Chiu said .

Karen Chiu said the Chinese New Year celebration is bigger in China than in America .

“ We don ’ t really do much here . When we ’ re in China , there ’ s a big cel-

buy a whole bunch of flowers and fill the whole house for the New Year . We like to have flowers around for New Year for the good luck . That ’ s one of the traditions that we do ,” Karen Chiu said .

Another tradition is lighting firecrackers at night .

“ When we ’ re young , we play firecrackers at midnight . They ’ re not allowing you to do that anymore because of fire reasons . When we ’ re young , growing up , around midnight the whole city lit up in firecrackers . It was very fun ,” Karen Chiu said .

Bill Chiu also shared his memory of firecrackers .

“ Those firecrackers they sell them in rolls , in coils . You can take it to the third floor , drop it down and loop it up twice and when you light it , it keeps going for a good 30-45 minutes ,” Bill Chiu said .

Chin said the Chinese New Year is

with money from adults who hope to pass good fortune .

“ Chinese New Year used to be my favorite holiday because when you ’ re young , you receive lucky money . You know the red envelopes ? That children get from elderly person to represent that you have good luck , you have good health … That ’ s why they receive the lucky money from the elderly person and we used to love it . Now we grow up . We ’ ve become the ones who give away the lucky money ,” Karen Chiu said .

For more information about Hoy Yeung , visit their website hoyyeungrestaurant . com or call ( 609 ) 561- 1440 .

For more information about The Grand Fine Chinese Dining , visit their website at grandfinechinesedining . com or call ( 609 ) 561-3398 .

To learn more about the Chinese New Year , visit chinesenewyear . net .