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Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, [1] is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals.As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they occasionally occur close to one another – every 33 ...
Chinese New Year's Eve is typically a half-day holiday in Malaysia, while Chinese New Year is a two-day public holiday. George Town , a Chinese-majority city, is known for its lively Chinese New Year celebrations that last until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day.
In the United States of America, Lunar New Year is strongly associated with Chinese Americans and "Chinese New Year" is commonly used as a translation by people of non-Chinese backgrounds. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] Chinese New Year is the official name of the celebration and holiday in some countries such as Singapore , [ 9 ] Brunei , [ 10 ] and Malaysia ...
Yusheng, yee sang or yuu sahng ( Chinese: 魚生; pinyin: yúshēng; Jyutping: jyu4saang1 ), or Prosperity Toss, also known as lo sahng (Cantonese for 撈生) is a Malaysian / Singaporean -style raw fish salad. It usually consists of strips of raw fish (sometimes salmon ), mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments ...
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore as part of the Chinese New Year festivities, usually in celebration of the birthdays of Chinese deities or in some cases with the procession of the Goddess of Mercy ( Guanyin ). [ 1] The name "Chingay" derives from Hokkien, conflating two words: chin-gē ( 真藝 ...
Metropolitan TV Sdn. Bhd., operating as 8TV ( Chinese: 八度空间 ), is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia. It is owned and operated by Media Prima. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The channel formerly existed as MetroVision from 1 July 1995 until 1 November 1999 and was relaunched as 8TV on ...
Chinese New Year's Eve. Chinese New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year. Celebrating Chinese New Year's Eve has always been a family matter, it is the reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family. It has evolved over a long period of time. The origin of Chinese New Year's Eve can be traced back to 3500 years ago.
The emperor decreed that people should do the same thing every year. Since Yuan-Xiao cooked the best tangyuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao Festival. For each Festival celebrated, a switch in the Chinese Zodiac takes place. For example, 2022—the year of the tiger; 2023—the year of the rabbit (water rabbit); and so on.