AHEAD of the Lunar New Year, Feng Shui Master Patrick Fernandez of the Yin & Yang Shop of Harmony at New World Hotel Makati shared practical tips and traditions to help welcome prosperity and good fortune in the Year of the Wood Snake.
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
![Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/522575.jpg)
Chinese rice cakes (tikoy), red lanterns, lucky charms, and assorted fruits are sold along Ongpin Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Jan. 23, 2025, five days before the celebration of the Chinese New Year. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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