Ask me what I personally like best about the Lunar New Year (or what more commonly known as the Chinese New Year) and I shall tell you that I enjoy the Reunion Dinner on the eve of Chinese New Year the best. The reason? Well, it seems to be the only time of the year when members of the family are gathered over the dining table with a wide variety of delectable cuisines served.
What mattered the most, somehow, was not the food (although food was indeed what brought everyone together), but instead the bonds between family members that only grew stronger over the dinner filled with conversations and lots of laughter. And that makes the Reunion Dinner especially remarkable in welcoming the arrival of a brand new year.
Besides that, the Chinese New Year also seemed to be the only time of the year when members of the family actually get to reunite and enjoy more of each others' company, thus I believe that it should also be known as a celebration of togetherness, where gatherings and house-visits among relatives, friends or even colleagues would be ubiquitous. Collection of ang pows or red packets (filled with money... and blessings) is also an all-time favorite. ;)
Chinese New Year cookies (it's about food yet again) were also hunted weeks in advance before the arrival of the festivity as they are the essential goods that you simply cannot do without during house-visits, either to serve your guests with the cookies or to exchange them as gifts. Something worth noting is such that one could become protective over their own favorite cookies deemed as nothing but the best, while yours truly too has her personal favorite when it comes to something as important as pineapple tarts. :)
Last but not least no festivity would be festivity when there are no fireworks. Despite being contraband items, fireworks still ignite brilliantly in the skies all around your neighborhood, smelling like charred barbecue meat. It is somehow undeniable that fireworks add sparks to the festivity and noises are just something that we would not want to do without. So, watching the fireworks would also be a must when it comes to the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year!
Sincerely,
The Bragging Brats
Arrica and the family
Aaron and the family
Sherilyn and the family
Besides that, the Chinese New Year also seemed to be the only time of the year when members of the family actually get to reunite and enjoy more of each others' company, thus I believe that it should also be known as a celebration of togetherness, where gatherings and house-visits among relatives, friends or even colleagues would be ubiquitous. Collection of ang pows or red packets (filled with money... and blessings) is also an all-time favorite. ;)
Ang Pow Packets
Eden and friends
Aaron and... lots of girlfriends?
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Last but not least no festivity would be festivity when there are no fireworks. Despite being contraband items, fireworks still ignite brilliantly in the skies all around your neighborhood, smelling like charred barbecue meat. It is somehow undeniable that fireworks add sparks to the festivity and noises are just something that we would not want to do without. So, watching the fireworks would also be a must when it comes to the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year!
Sincerely,
The Bragging Brats
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