On Chinese New Year

On Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is coming. It's a grand event of Taiwan. Chinese

New Year is also called Spring Festival. If you visit your friends during

Chinese New Year don't forget to bring tangerines and golden pomelos.

Oranges symbolize wealth because the Cantonese words for "orange"

and "wealth" sound alike. The words for "tangerine" and "luck"

also sound alike, and the word for "pemelo" sounds like the word for

"to have". Tangerines given with the leaves still on show that your

family ties are strong. A fish is served whole to show the family

has been given more than enough. Steamed chickens, with

their heads, tails and feet still attached, symbolize togetherness.

And long noodles are eaten to show hope for a long, long life.