I ate the most unusual foods I've ever eaten - things like lotus seed and black seaweed! All the foods are said to bring good luck. Then we went out and stopped by lotus of outs other house to wish everyone a Happy New Year. All the houses look more beautiful at of year. For New Year, usually with red paint or wallpaper, and they put happy wishes written on pieces of red paper on walls and doors. The living rooms are full of vases of flowers, plates of oranges, and lots of candles.