Chinese New Year's Eve.....the very last day of the year of the Dragon. Chinese families all around the world would be busy preparing for the new year. Be it doing cleaning the house, cooking dishes for the reunion dinner or preparing red packets for the very next day; everyone would surely be busy doing something to prepare for the year of the Snake. As the clock struck twelve, people around the world would rejoice and celebrate the arrival of the new year.
In the morning of the first day of the Chinese lunar calender, families would start practicing old family traditions: visiting the home of their relatives. Presenting two mandarin oranges as symbols of abundance and good fortune to the owners of the house they are visiting, the married would also give single unmarried people, especially to children red packets as a form of monetary gift, symbolizing good luck and prosperity.
In my opinion, i think it is necessary for a particular race, in this case Chinese, to maintain and continue to celebrate, practice traditions as it would enable us to remember and think of our ancestors. Indirectly, it would also enable relatives and friends to bond as the special occasion comes, creating a closer bond with them. A way to do so is having reunion dinners with your families on new years eve, which enables people to interact with one another.
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