Today is the 15th day of Chinese New Year which means it's the Chap Goh Meh a.k.a Lantern Festival. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns(I don't do that, I just play). This officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Apparently only some Chinese people call this day the Lantern Festival but for the other Chinese people called it Chap Goh Meh(people like me). In Malaysia we just call it Chap Goh Meh and we don't play with the lanterns. From what I hear, only China people put lanterns on this day. So in conclusion, I won't be playing lanterns today but I will on the actual day that we Malaysians called Lantern Festival during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Confused? Haha. Apparently there is umm... kinda two Lantern Festival. I don't really know. Haha.
So what my family do on this occasion is that we gather together again like on the Chinese New Year's Eve's day and eat!! However, usually around this time, not every family will be having this dinner because those that are overseas are usually back OVERseas. Haha.
Have a nice day!!
Apparently only some Chinese people call this day the Lantern Festival but for the other Chinese people called it Chap Goh Meh(people like me). In Malaysia we just call it Chap Goh Meh and we don't play with the lanterns. From what I hear, only China people put lanterns on this day. So in conclusion, I won't be playing lanterns today but I will on the actual day that we Malaysians called Lantern Festival during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Confused? Haha. Apparently there is umm... kinda two Lantern Festival. I don't really know. Haha.
So what my family do on this occasion is that we gather together again like on the Chinese New Year's Eve's day and eat!! However, usually around this time, not every family will be having this dinner because those that are overseas are usually back OVERseas. Haha.
Have a nice day!!
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