Chinese New Year is a festival that is celebrated by the Chinese. It is a festival in which the Chinese will go back to their homeland and have their reunion dinner. They will also visit friends and relatives. The Chinese will also tend to have their things in red as red is a very auspicious colour for the Chinese. It symbolizes good fortune. There are many interesting things that happen during Chinese New Year. For example, the lion dance. It’s a pretty noisy performance in which the actors will hold a lion hood over them and they will follow to the music and move. Another thing that I look forward to Chinese New Year is the red packets. They are packets that are filled with money given by couples. Even though I know money isn’t everything, however I will definitely feel happier if given red packets.

There are also special goodies prepared during Chinese New Year. One of them is the pineapple tarts. It is a sumptuous snack which is a tart with pineapple filling. Another is the barbequed pork. It is sort of insulting to the Muslims but honestly I think that they were great.
I celebrate Chinese new year by visiting my friends and relatives around Singapore, even though I seldom contacted my cousins, I felt that they have changed pretty much since I last saw them, which was a year before. When I met my aunts and uncles, the 1^st thing they said was how big and tall I grew and how was my studies. I always replied that everything was fine. Basically, I spent my Chinese new year chatting with the many friends and relatives.