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It is Chinese New Year week and I went back to my hometown which is Seremban to celebrate this festival. Usually a month before Chinese New Year, the town and shopping mall will be lighten up with red lantern, lime trees, origami and blossom flowers. Each and every family will clean up their own house before that as a meaning that the bad and the old ones will go and the new and good ones will come. Guess there are a lot of us are waiting for this day for the whole year because this is when we visits our relatives, our friends and the most important part is we can get “Ang Paw” from those who were married.
As a tradition, the day before Chinese New Year there will be a reunion dinner which is compulsory for every family member to come back. On the first day of Chinese New Year, the younger will bow down and serve tea to the elders before they get “Ang Paw”. And for the “Ang paw” the amount doesn’t matter because it represents good luck for the one who receives it. Visiting usually happens on the second day of Chinese New Year but my family is different. We visit our relatives and friends on the first day.
Lion dance is a part of our tradition in this festive day too. It is a symbol of good luck that the dancing lion will bring to the family. The lion will jump from one pole to another to reach the cabbage and pass it to the owner. And for the food that we eat in Chinese New Year, it carries symbolic meanings. Example like the mandarin brings the meaning of gold.
Festive is a good chance that gathers each and every family member together. It unites us. Cheers! =)
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