What I love most about festive seasons

There's always the time of the year where many people from different cultures and religion come together to celebrate their festive season.

The Thai / Siamese welcomes their new year Songkran with water to wash away all sins and purify themselves. 

Indians signify the good over the bad and the arrival of spring by holding a Holi Festival. 

 

  

In Taiwan, people write or draw their wishes on floating lanterns and release them into the sky, hoping their dreams will come true

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The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro marks the beginning of lent festival 

By remembering our origins, musicians and indigenous musician come together to celebrate a unique festival called " Rainforest World Music Festival " in the mythical authentic island of Borneo, Malaysia. 

                                      

As a Malaysian Chinese, I celebrate Chinese New year. 

One thing I love so much about celebrating Chinese New Year  is not only because of the 红包 (Red packet), Kuih muih🍘 (traditional sweet desserts), the fireworks 💥nor the lion dance🐉;

It's the spirit of the festival that brings us both 

family and friends together to come to celebrate one of the biggest festivals in Malaysia.

Decorating the house with red lanterns🏮, flowers and my grandpa's handwritten calligraphy about Chinese New year's blessing and wishes㊗️;

The tradition of wearing our different kind of Chinese costumes👘;
To endeavour my grandma's home cooked traditional food on the Eve ( now made vegan🌱 );
It's the time of the year to get to know more about our other family members👱🏽👦🏾👱🏻‍♀️👩🏻 that we do not know of;

To catch up & spend time with each other about our latest journey in life over some traditional Chinese cookies 🍪and chrysanthemums tea🍵;

To give us an opportunity to show respect to our elders 👴🏼 by holding a tea ceremony 🍶;

Hopping from one house to another to visit our grandparents to grand aunts & uncles to cousins to friends; 👣
Figuring out how to address other family members by their status and the connection they have with us; 👲🏼👧🏻👶🏽👱🏽
Laughing and talking about our childhood with one another; 😂
Going back to my parents' hometown to visit the other part of my family; ⛩

The sound of mahjong 🀄️ & shuffling
of cards ♣️ being played by the young & old;
Seeing vintage family portraits of their life journey hanging on the wall of our relatives house we 拜年; 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦
Looking at how the young ones in the family now becomes a grown up & bringing their lovers back home to introduce to their family members; 👫💕

The house once again is filled with the boisterous yet with joyfulness sound of family and friends; 🗣✨
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As today marks the last day of Lunar New Year for 2017, may every festivals and welcoming of the new year/ season brings us peace, love, positivity, abundance and happiness

Namaste