{"id":933703,"date":"2017-01-30T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=933703"},"modified":"2017-01-30T12:34:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:34:01","slug":"how-new-yorks-chinatown-salons-ring-in-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=933703","title":{"rendered":"How New York\u2019s Chinatown Salons Ring in Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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See How Chinatown Locals Rang in the New Year With This Good Luck Beauty Ritual<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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By <\/span>Monica Kim<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Before a sea of paper lanterns and lion dancers swept up Mott Street on Saturday\u2014part of the exuberant Lunar New Year\u2019s celebrations that overtook New York City this weekend\u2014the buzz at the Chinatown salon scene had reached a fever pitch. A steady stream of men, women, and children entered the frequently no-frills, one-room shops that dot the neighborhood to observe the traditional New Year\u2019s haircut.<\/p>\n

At local institution Hair Le Pell, a woman by the name of Lady Gigi arrived Friday afternoon for her yearly trim with Phyllis Ho, who has been cutting her hair for 40 years. \u201cTonight you\u2019ve got to get yourself together,\u201d she said, fanning a bold red manicure out before her, \u201cbecause after midnight, you’re not allowed to wash your hair.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Phyllis began to snip and shake out the strands, Gigi explained that the ritual was meant to \u201ccut away the bad luck,\u201d left over from the previous year, and must be done before midnight of New Year\u2019s Day, when hair cannot be shampooed for 24 hours\u2014\u201cbecause you\u2019ll wash away all your good luck!\u201d In fact, Hair Le Pell and every other Chinatown salon will be closed until Monday.<\/p>\n

“For the Chinese, there is a fortune god\u2014that’s what my mom says,\u201d Phyllis added. \u201cThey will only approach the person when you look nice<\/em>; when you look tired, the god doesn’t notice you, so for that reason we Chinese believe haircuts are very, very important.\u201d That goes for everyone: An infant squalled in his mother’s arms as a harried hairdresser expertly navigated his clippers, despite the constant wriggling. Nearby, a stylist quickly wound strand after strand around pink and green plastic curlers, rendering a sculptural crown.<\/p>\n

As Phyllis finished up, she put it more simply. “We call it dead ends\u2014it’s not a good thing, right? We cut off the ends and start everything fresh\u2014to look great to welcome the New Year.\u201d There\u2019s a universal beauty in that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

Source URL: https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/chinese-new-year-hair-cut-beauty-traditions-chinatown-new-york<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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