My Chap Goh Mei 2016* (Kinda late a bit...)

   Hello everybody! It is been a very long time that I do not posting anything on blogger. In order to keep this blogger active, I am already thinking about the topic to be posted on blogger.

   The topic that I want to post on Blogger is related to Chap Goh Mei (Lantern Festival). It is the last day for the Chinese New Year celebration (It is on the date of Chinese calendar 正月十五). It is also a day where many people finding a mate (later they maybe becoming a couple) by throwing as many mandarin oranges as they could.

This is an example of their Chap Goh Mei celebration...

   Apart from that, it is undeniably true that some people and organizations do also make use of this day to hold an event (must probably gathering or 新春大團拜). There are some of the instances that we can look such as some Chinese Association or the Political Parties spare some if their precious time in order to celebrate the last day of Chinese New Year. The aim of the events is also apparently to foster the rapport among the Chinese Communities.

   Speaking of the Chap Goh Mei, I did also take part in the event with my family members. I’ve attended the event on last Saturday (27^th Feb 2016) although the real date for lantern festival 2016 is on 22th Feb 2016. The event is organized by the Cheng Ming Temple (誠明佛堂). Cheng Ming Temple is kinda like a Chinese Buddha Association (it has the branches in Puchong, Johor Bahru and Sri Petalling which just opened recently). Oh, I forgot to tell you all that this organization is originated from Taiwan but It expanded to Malaysia with the help of the locals.

   Well the purpose of this event, as usual, is to celebrate Chinese New Year festival among its members. Why it was late to celebrate Chinese New Year by them? This is because many of them were busy on working (no time to celebrate among the members) and some of the members (literally Taiwanese) were flying back to their hometown in order to reunion with their family members. Besides of that, it also aimed to let members to interact with each other more and having fun in the weekend.

   Basically, there were rather numerous activities for us to participate. After enjoying the lucrative as well as delicious dinner that prepared by each and every of the mothers, we assembled in the hall. We took a seat then the event began. There were sorts of entertaining and leisure programs in the event. For an example, there was a guessing Chinese New Year’s songs competition on going in the event. There were solely Children took part, while we the adults merely enjoyed listening the songs (P/S: because this was only for the kids, haha). Whoever guessing correctly the songs would be given an angpow (red packets). On top of that, there was some riddles for us to play as well. There were a variety of Mandarin Chinese riddles for us to play, ranging from easiest to the hardest. I didn’t even manage to play the riddles well, haha… Last but not least, we were given the motivational quote cards and taking a ‘big family’ photograph as the ending for this event.

The motivational card

   I could describe there were rousing and delightful. On that day, the spot was jostled with crowd of people as nearly 20 families attending the event. The children there were as happy as a lark when they were getting an angpow. Their naïve and liveliness made me to recall my childhood. It was totally fun if I could back to my childhood. The Chinese New Year song’s performing in the hall was like bringing us back to Chinese New Year atmosphere although Chinese New Year already ended few days ago on that day. We did also sing the Chinese New Year’s songs too…

   Back to the topic of  Chap Goh Mei event that I attended, this event is a good and healthy event. This is due to the reason that the event promotes a good relationship among each and every one in the ‘big family’ besides of celebrating belated Chinese New Year.  I will come back here to join this event on next year as it is organized annually. Lastly, I hope more and more people who lived in those areas as I mentioned above will join this 誠明佛堂!

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