CHINESE NEW YEAR
Malaysia is a combination of three ethnic groups; one of them is the
Chinese community. The Chinese New Year is considered as a national holiday in
Malaysia, too. It’s celebrated every year in the 19th February.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first day of the Chinese Lunar
Calendar. The New Year is lasted for fifteen days which the concentration is on
the first three days. In the
celebrations there are lion dances and small fire works. The
houses are decorated with red paper showing Chinese characters of prosperity
and wealth. The oranges are used as a way of wishing good luck by writing on
them and throwing them in the lakes. The celebration ends with the Chap Goh Mei on the fifteenth day.
This event is marked by family reunions, giving of ang pows or
red packets by parents to children or among relatives.
