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jOurNeY oF mY LiFe
By: Kamelia Hisham
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| Saturday, 3-Mar-2007 08:56 |
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Chap Goh Meh
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Ai Ying came today. Cooked my favourite Grilled Lemon and Pepper Chicken. Not long after she left, I heard the famous DOOM DOOM CHENG outside my house. Then only it occured to me that it's Chap Goh Meh. Aunty Saras and family had invited the group to perform the lion dance at their house. It amazed me how two people from different culture and religion background could put away their differences and celeberate all the religious and customs festival as one happy family (Aunty Saras is an Indian and her husband is a Chinese). So, happy Chap Goh Mei!
Here's something I get from wikipedia:
Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (十五尾; pinyin:shí wǔ wěi; lit. "fifteen tail") represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and literally means the fifteenth day of the first month.
It is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.
The occasion is marked by feasting and various festivities, including the consumption of Tangyuan. In traditional Chinese culture, it is also celebrated as the Lantern Festival or the Shang Yuan Festival. In Southeast Asia, however, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is also when young unmarried women gather to toss tangerines into the sea, in a hope that their future spouse will pick it up - a custom that originated in Penang, Malaysia. In the past, this is also the only day that unmarried ladies can be seen with their partners.
Note that another festival, Qi Xi is also sometimes referred to as "Chinese Valentine's Day".
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