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lanterns

The shopping malls barely have time to take down the Christmas decorations and now, they are putting up Chinese New Year decor. Red lanterns are going to be everywhere. The above is a photo taken a year back.

lion dance

Chinese New Year is such an interesting festival. Compare to the others, it is one of the loudest with the lion dance cymbals, gongs and drums. It is one of the most colourful with red banners, red lanterns and red everywhere.

Chinese red steam bun (mee koo)

Even the buns have to come in the signature red and pink. The above is the mee koo or steamed wheat flour bun. It is a must have for all happy occassions like weddings, prayers and Chinese New Year.

chinese trinkets

These are the trinkets I bought for Chinese New Year a couple of years ago.

Now I am just waiting for the arrival of the Chinese pussy willows. It is normally imported from China.

chinese pussy willow

Chinese pussy willow is these little brown twigs with little fluffy white flowers.

Posted by lilian on January 4th, 2008 under Festivals & Religious

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