What gorgeous Ang Pows!
Hmm, do I spot another BLOGger!? :-)
Click here - Lianne's excellent write-up on our makan!
Gong Xi Fa Cai ... Year of the Rat, 2008!
What's Chap Goh Mei? Here's Wikipedia's description ...
Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (十五暝; pinyin:shí wǔ wěi; lit. "fifteen night") 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 refers to the fifteenth day of the first month, which 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.
2 comments:
you are damn fast, but where's the food!!! :-)
Hey you too are damn fast in reading my blog! HOT OFF THE PRESS!
I posted the food lah :-)
http://juliansi.blogspot.com/2008/02/damansara-palace-chap-goh-mei-dinner.html
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