Saturday morning on January 28, it is a nice weather in Enschede. I suppose the chinese community will be happy with this weather. Yes, they're celebrating Chinese New Year. Though it's still cold but the sky is clear and sun light warmly falls. Not only chinese I think but also Dutch today will be happy because they really like sun light, don't they? I suppose there are many people in the centrum, enjoying the fried-fish, patat, vietnamese spring-roll and many others. In my childhood, I had in few occasions to visit my chinese friends and was given the áng paw inside a red envelope. A five thousands rupiah (half a euro) in an envelope was good money for a child in 1990 in Indonesia. Do they still have the same way in celebrating Chinese New Year in this year? Fifteen years after 1990, how much money do they prepare ;)? Hahaha, I don't mean to use economic point of view nor make a currency convertion. Of course the most important message in this day is sharing the joy.
Yesterday I was given a chinese gift. I forgot to ask him the name of the gift but it is a bind of rope in read colour. They call it as a symbol of prosperous and unity. Alright, happy chinese new year once again my chinese fellows. Wish you all the best and success!
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Gee, I never had CNY experience...=( the best one (and the only one) was last year. I went to Orchad Rd, to see the CNY parade. It was the rehearsal actually. I went there alone, 3 hours standing beside road. But the performance was fantastic. I was satisfied. Many came with their family.
Red rope? Unity? Yee, go for unity in this Dog Year ;)
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