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04
2007
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On this last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the traditions of the season. Victor Koo blogs about five Chinese New Year traditions: The Reunion Dinner, the River Hong Bao, visiting the NAMOS, the Lion Dance and Chinese New Year Decorations.
Read Victor’s animated account here.
Tags: Chinese New Year, Traditions
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