Last Day of Lunar New Year Period
23 February(2 days ago for exactly) is the 15th day of Lunar New Year. It is also refered to as Chap Goh Mei.
The term is taken 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. In Southeast Asia it is known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, 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.(Very wierd tradition hehehe) In the past, this is also the only day that unmarried ladies can be seen with their partners.
In Taiwan it is celebrated as the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is a Buddhist holiday and is often compared to Halloween. As children go trick-or-treating at night on Halloween. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night carrying bright lanterns. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, for only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones; in modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in shapes of animals.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern parades. Other popular activities at this festival include eating tang yuan, a sweet rice dumpling soup, and guessing lantern riddles.
You can check wikipedia for details article.
The term is taken 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. In Southeast Asia it is known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, 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.(Very wierd tradition hehehe) In the past, this is also the only day that unmarried ladies can be seen with their partners.
In Taiwan it is celebrated as the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is a Buddhist holiday and is often compared to Halloween. As children go trick-or-treating at night on Halloween. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night carrying bright lanterns. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, for only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones; in modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in shapes of animals.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern parades. Other popular activities at this festival include eating tang yuan, a sweet rice dumpling soup, and guessing lantern riddles.
You can check wikipedia for details article.
posted by Agustina Sadikin at
12:04 PM
3 Comments:
Titin would like to throw ur tangerine to the river? ehehehe
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Yim Lai, at 11:57 PM
Titin ehehehe ... non member can still state their name when posting their comment. Just need to choose "Other" as identity. :P
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Anonymous, at 11:01 AM
heheh quite true ... no need to sign up first
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Agustina Sadikin, at 5:15 PM
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