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By TAN EE-LAINE brats@thestar.com.my CHINESE New Year is definitely my favourite time of the year because of the massive gatherings and sumptuous dinners that my family has throughout this period. And the red packets, of course. As we all know, on the evening before the first day of the new year, it is a tradition […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN and AMANDA NG YANN CHWEN alltherage@thestar.com.my THEY may fiddle with their smartphones and gadgets throughout meals, spend hours online every day and adopt Western slang into their speech, but when Chinese New Year comes around, most young people adhere to traditional practices that date back centuries. This festive season is a […]
Last week, my grandfather taught me about something the Chinese call the “Five Blessings” in life, or Wu Fu Lin Men.
JOYOUS percussion-driven melodies are resounding through every mall in the country, cars are queuing up for kilometres outside shopping areas and mandarin oranges are everywhere.