What is your favourite memory of Chinese New Year? Provide details using all five senses.
The sense of taste:
After every Chinese New Year, I am bound to put on some weight. Even before the festival itself, everyone would have started preparing and buying Chinese snacks, most of which is very, very fattening. Then again, these snacks are always so yummy and irresistible. I would say that among all the festivals celebrated in Singapore, the one where I eat the most and taste the most is definitely Chinese New Year.
The sense of sight:
Before Chinese New Year, what you would see around Singapore houses and streets is that there ar boundless decorations everywhere. Everywhere you go you would see lanterns and lights, and fake fire crackers too(those are banned in Singapore). So basically during the festival of Chinese New Year, be prepared for your world to turn into a red and lively one!
The sense of smell:
I think that the only things that we would be smelling is the delicious food, so the sense of smell is pretty much the same as the sense of taste.
The sense of sound:
During every Chinese New Year, my aunt would invite us to her place for a renuion dinner, and never once has she failed to invite a lion dance troupe to "bless" house. The entire neighbourhood would be filled with sounds of the traditional Chinese drum, people shouting and clapping, all to the dance of the lion.
The sense of touch:
I don't think there is anything unique that we would be touching during Chinese New Year, but I do have to say that our hands would usually be filled with Ang Paos(Red Packets)! At least for the children though, since the adults are the one giving. It is indeed a joyous occasion for the children in the family, as they get some extra pocket money to spend!
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