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Showing posts with label festivities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festivities. Show all posts
Saturday, February 5, 2011
CNY Weekend
Amelia came over Saturday morning to celebrate Chinese New Years! (My cousins have the cutest kids).
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit
Happy Chinese New Year!
All of us are working today with my dad (the cook of the family) working night shift, so we had our big family dinner and celebrations last Sunday. I don't remember the last time my dad was so excited about cooking a big family feast. This year, he wrote out a menu.
Every dish has some sort of meaning to it. Even the number of dishes is supposedly lucky. There was only five of us at dinner and there were eight dishes. It was too much food and definitely not necessary, but who cares. It's New Years.
All of us are working today with my dad (the cook of the family) working night shift, so we had our big family dinner and celebrations last Sunday. I don't remember the last time my dad was so excited about cooking a big family feast. This year, he wrote out a menu.
Every dish has some sort of meaning to it. Even the number of dishes is supposedly lucky. There was only five of us at dinner and there were eight dishes. It was too much food and definitely not necessary, but who cares. It's New Years.
Every year, my mom wishes the same thing for me. Health and to find a decent guy. "Don't be so picky!", she says. Alright mom.
Anyway, Happy New Year!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Chinese New Year Eve
It's Chinese New Year's Eve! Gong Hay Fat Choy!
I'm enjoying a batch of "Loh Bak Goh" (Radish Cakes) that Auntie Irene made and brought over. Homemade goods that gets personally delivered ... oh, I feel the love. :) And yum!
I wouldn't say my family is super traditional. We do things more for the fun of it than anything. We do have a couple Chinese New Year's decorations that we put out every year. Just for the festive mood. Just to brighten up the house. Just to make the slow part of winter go by faster.
We have the red circular dish filled with sweets. We have pamelos and lots of oranges. And my grandma will most likely wear something red and cook a few vegetarian dishes. We don't really know the superstitious meaning behind things (at least my parents, my brother and I don't). But it's all fun. Even though I do think there usually isn't much at those festivities and celebrations in those Chinese malls, I still secretly like popping in once a year with my parents to check out the atmosphere.
Now, speaking of traditions... time to get me some red envelopes!
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone.
I'm enjoying a batch of "Loh Bak Goh" (Radish Cakes) that Auntie Irene made and brought over. Homemade goods that gets personally delivered ... oh, I feel the love. :) And yum!
I wouldn't say my family is super traditional. We do things more for the fun of it than anything. We do have a couple Chinese New Year's decorations that we put out every year. Just for the festive mood. Just to brighten up the house. Just to make the slow part of winter go by faster.
We have the red circular dish filled with sweets. We have pamelos and lots of oranges. And my grandma will most likely wear something red and cook a few vegetarian dishes. We don't really know the superstitious meaning behind things (at least my parents, my brother and I don't). But it's all fun. Even though I do think there usually isn't much at those festivities and celebrations in those Chinese malls, I still secretly like popping in once a year with my parents to check out the atmosphere.
Now, speaking of traditions... time to get me some red envelopes!
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone.
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| My friend, Patsy, made the red envelope fish years ago. We still hang them every year. |
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| A "tune hup". Each compartment filled with sweets and goodies. |
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