Double Happiness
About the chinese character 'double joy' or some times referred to as 'double happiness'.
In Chinese culture, this character is used to represent happiness. When you look closely you will notice that it's really two symbols for happiness, written closely together representing two people or two different families united as one. From Wikipiedia, an online
Double Happiness (simplified Chinese:
; traditional Chinese: 雙喜; pinyin: Shuang xi; sometimes translated as Double Joy or Double Happy) is a Chinese is a Chinese ornamental design commonly used as a decoration. It is a ligature ligature "囍" composed of two Chinese characters (xi, 'joy'), compressed to assume the square shape of a standard Chinese character (much like a "real" character may consist of two parts), and often modified in various ways.The Shuang Xi motif often appears on decorative items associated with New Year celebrations and weddings. It is often found all over the wedding ceremony, as well as on gift items given to the bride and groom. The color of the character is usually red, occasionally black.
Shuang xi (or its alternative transcriptions, Shuang hsi or Shuang hi) is also used as a brand names for things like cigarettes, matches, or soy sauce.
