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This year's moon phase on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year which is the last day of the New Year celebrations is not a full moon, the full moon will appear 2 days later which is rare..

Thanks for your visits and comments ...

Who wants to be my Valentine??? I’ll give you an Ang Pow full of money!!! No no no Pepsi!!! That’s not how you do it!!! by Simlian

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Look, and you shall find/ 愿天下有情人终成眷属 by T.O. Ang

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About this shot:

A staged shot at Mengkuang Dam. Desparate for a couple silhouette shot, I actually approached and requested this young couple to pose for this shot

...and a long description about Chinese Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day!?

15th day of Chinese New Year marks the end of Chinese New Year celebration. A big day, with a lot of celebrations. Traditionally, unmarried Chinese girls are only allowed to get out of home to 'be seen' and many found their soulmate from this annual outing. It's since become Chinese Valentine's day...

Today, many unmarried Malaysian Chinese continue the tradition by gathering by the river/ sea/ lake for some activities e.g. solving riddle on the lanterns, but the main focus has to be throwing mandarin orange to the river, as it's believed that would bring luck to find their soulmate

According to the tradition, girls throw mandarin orange, and guys throw apple/ drum, as 'mandarin orange' rhymes with 'husband', and 'apple'/ 'drum' rhymes with 'wife' in Hokkian dialect. I only see madanrin orange being thrown nowadays, regardless of gender! hehe

Lantern of 15th by Lohb

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Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (Chinese: 十五暝; pinyin: shí wǔ míng; literally "fifteen night") represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and refers to the fifteenth day of the first month, which is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.

The occasion is marked by feasting and various festivities, including the consumption of tangyuan. In traditional Chinese culture, it is also celebrated as the Lantern Festival or the Shang Yuan Festival. In Southeast Asia, however, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is also when young unmarried women gather to toss tangerines into the sea, in a hope that their future spouse will pick it up – a custom that originated in Penang, Malaysia. In the past, this was also the only day that unmarried ladies could be seen with their partners

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chap_Goh_Meh

I thanks you for visiting and comments. Happy Sunday. ^_^

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with handheld, ^_^

Chinese Valentine’s Day……Happy Chap Goh Meh by Simlian

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Happy Chap Goh Meh (15th night!)…….and so quickly it is the 15th day of the Chinese New Year…….the last day of the Chinese New Year festivities. This also is the Chinese Valentine’s Day when traditionally the singles will throw mandarin oranges into the river or sea (aka Tim Kam), wishing to find a suitor in the new year ahead.

The girls are all dolled up for their Chinese Valentines Day and customary is to have their pictures taken in their finest for potential suitors.

2008-02-15 449 2008 Taipei Lantern Festival by Jezevec40 (formerly Badger 23)

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Animal BranchNew Year dates

鼠 Shǔ Rat子 Zǐ 19 February 1996 7 February 2008 25 January 2020

牛 Niú Ox丑 Chǒu 7 February 1997 26 January 2009 12 February 2021

虎 Hǔ Tiger寅 Yín 28 January 1998 14 February 2010 1 February 2022

兔 Tù Rabbit卯 Mǎo 16 February 1999 3 February 2011 22 January 2023

龍 Lóng Dragon 辰 Chén 5 February 2000 23 January 2012 10 February 2024

蛇 Shé Snake 巳 Sì 24 January 2001 10 February 2013 29 January 2025

馬 Mǎ Horse 午 Wǔ 12 February 2002 31 January 2014 17 February 2026

羊 Yáng Goat 未 Wèi 1 February 2003 19 February 2015 6 February 2027

猴 Hóu Monkey 申 Shēn 22 January 2004 8 February 2016 26 January 2028

雞 Jī Rooster酉 Yǒu 9 February 2005 28 January 2017 13 February 2029

狗 Gǒu Dog戌 Xū 29 January 2006 16 February 2018 3 February 2030

豬 Zhū Pig 亥 Hài 18 February 2007 5 February 2019 23 February 2031

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2020-02-03 1664 2020 New Taipei City Lantern Festival by Jezevec40 (formerly Badger 23)

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