New Year’s Eve<\/p>\n
New Year’s Eve is a time to show filial piety
\nWhen family members gather before the alter solemnly
\nTo offer incense food wine and bows to ancestors and the deity
\nWhen children accept lucky money thankfully and cheeringly<\/p>\n
New Year’s Eve is too
\nA time for sumptuous food
\nWhen chicken meat is succulent and goose liver so good
\nWhen thick puddings took a year to plan and days to cook<\/p>\n
Bright red couplets are hung beside all doors early in the day
\nGood-wish verses written in the finest calligraphy displayed
\nAs firecrackers are fired to ward off any demon around
\nTheir loud cracks set off a festive mood to old and young<\/p>\n
The end of year is a time to review the work done
\nIn preparing the land for planting and harvesting
\nIn using Nature\u2019s facilities to generate productivity
\nReflecting on missed opportunities when we are tardy<\/p>\n
A year ends and begins marked by a fine line at midnight
\nAt dawn New Year’s Day is celebrated with vibrant hope so fine
\nNature promises a future full of mystery and opportunity
\nWith skill and diligence one can go from victory to victory<\/p>\n
New Year’s Day is an occasion for children to take center stage
\nThey are the generational links and hopes of loving parentage
\nThe power base of life in human continuity
\nTheir growth and development attest a community\u2019s ingenuity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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