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Gong Xi Fa Chai

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone! Welcome to the year of the dog.

This whole week is a holiday here in Malaysia, but since I’ll be leaving soon I got roped in to working anyway. It has been fun being in town, though, we’ve gotten to experience a few Chinese traditions and even attended a family gathering with our friend Yuen Ching who is 8th generation Straits Chinese.

Chinese New Year is kind of like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year all rolled into one and celebrations last for 12 days. There is the God of Wealth who I call ‘Chinese Santa Claus’. He makes his appearances around town passing out coins and candy to folks (not just kids, either). There are fireworks, parties, family gatherings and all kinds of traditons most of which I probably don’t even know about.

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Dave getting his ‘ang pow’ from the god of wealth at Times Square.



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