I just did mine last because my MIL insist we 'move' to the house on 1st Jan for feng shui purpose.

My MIL, colleagues and friends all have all sorts of 'creative' ideas:

Before the moving day.
1. clean the house
2. prepare mix of rice and salt and throw them around the house, especially the corners. Leave them for 24 hours or more before clean them.
3. prepare wood/charcoal, rice, cooking oil, salt, vinegar, sauce & tea. Place them near the sink or in kitchen. Symbolize you have all the neccessaries (sorry, I have problem spelling neccessary).

On the moving day:
1. avoid quarrel and disputes
2. Do or hold auspicious/meaningful items when walk into the house. My brother in law insist we roll a pineapple from the main door into the house before stepping in. Some said throw shillings, some said bring ang pows, oranges of lokam.
3. On the lights and fans.
4. Boil water
5. Cook something to eat. For me I went for the easiest - tong yun.
6. Invite some family members and friends over and enjoy food. We ordered pizzas.
7. Turn on musics and TV, if any.
8. After that leave at least one light on for 3 days.

Skng03, wanted to check with u on the tan Lou. With fan on, will the fire be too big? U mean u use the tan Lou to boil soup aarr...can it? I bought a super mini one only...coz heavy to carry..

And need to bring the tan Lou walk around the house first?

As for the salt, sauce etc...I was told to bring in the same day as move in day, not before. Which would be the correct thing to do...anybody hv any idea?

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Added on January 10, 2012, 9:13 amOzak traditions, we all hope that it'll bring peace and 'ji li' and it also proves that ure the owner moving in

I understand that all this thing will bring whatever good thing to the house and owner. But I see the list is so long that I wonder each of this thing do bring any meaning or not.

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1. avoid quarrel and disputes  -> what this mean?
2. Do or hold auspicious/meaningful items when walk into the house. My brother in law insist we roll a pineapple from the main door into the house before stepping in. Some said throw shillings, some said bring ang pows, oranges of lokam. --> what this mean?

and so on and on.

I follow both did consult a sifu for that

Consult sifoo .. get a date and follow his instructions.

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Added on January 10, 2012, 4:58 pmBy the way, for plates, chopstick , brooms and mop...does it need to be new?

U mean...if old can't bring in first?

Aiyoo..how..my old house pots n pans n plates all I put in the house already like ages ago