Exact day...26th January 2009(Monday)...
Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays for Chinese....
During Chinese New Year...family members and relatives gather together to celebrate this festive day....
We go around to visit(In mandarin : bai nien) relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year festive period....
Ang Paos(Red Packets - containing money) are distributed by married couples to children and non-married people during Chinese New Year...
Sound of fire crackers will be heard at many places during the Chinese New Year period...a sign to celebrate the festive event...
Houses will be decorated....
Ang Paos were hung on the plant....
Mandarin oranges are called "Gam" in cantonese... which have a similar sound as gold in cantonese..Mandarin oranges is a common fruit seen in Chinese New Year...due to the similar sound as gold...
It is like buying gold - fruit version...to eat =)
Chinese New Year snacks are usually placed on tables for guests to eat...There are various snacks that are only sold during Chinese New Year period...mostly are handmade by normal citizens....and then sold to the public for income....
This is what the ancient China money looks like...the coins hanging on it are the smaller valued currency...and the bottom boat-shaped figure(the actual size is smaller than this) is the larger valued currency....
Lantern decorations....
Plant decorations...
And more decorations...
While visiting my relatives... one of the familes were preparing to view partial solar eclipse(ri shi in mandarin - it is a period where the moon completely blocks the sun, but this is just a partial solar eclipse)....They adjusted and prepared the telescope for this activity....
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