Chap Goh Meh - the 2 things we know about this day:
1. It's the last day of the Chinese New Year
2. It's the Chinese Valentine's Day
Unlike the western style ofcommercialised Valentine's romantic candle-light dinner with music, flowers, candies and gifts, the Chinese are more practical people. According to tradition, people throw oranges across the river to the person that he/she likes.
My personal take on this orange throwing: after 2 weeks of Chinese New Year, people still have tonnes of oranges left and if not eaten quickly, they will rot. So what do you do when it's the last day of Chinese New Year and you still have a crate? Go throw it at someone and pretend it's a gift la!
Ooh...I hear the drums and it's definitely lion dance at my neighbour's! Gonna catch it since I've not seen any so far for the year.
Happy Chap Goh Meh!
1. It's the last day of the Chinese New Year
2. It's the Chinese Valentine's Day
Unlike the western style of
My personal take on this orange throwing: after 2 weeks of Chinese New Year, people still have tonnes of oranges left and if not eaten quickly, they will rot. So what do you do when it's the last day of Chinese New Year and you still have a crate? Go throw it at someone and pretend it's a gift la!
Ooh...I hear the drums and it's definitely lion dance at my neighbour's! Gonna catch it since I've not seen any so far for the year.
Happy Chap Goh Meh!
2 comments:
pity me, spending this day at work ;'(
no double/triple pay? but since your work is to ask others to do work, not so bad right? :P
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