Chinese New Year 2023

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Chinese New Year 2023

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Wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year coming 22nd January 2023! ><> ><> ><>
For anyone who isn't celebrating, I would encourage you to visit your nearest local Chinatown to enjoy and participate the festivities. :huohu:

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Thank you for the warm wishes! Chinese New Year is my least favourite public holiday and festival due to all the cumbersome traditions and practices. I would usually try my best to do the minimal number of house visits required and I never like giving out red packets to kids/unmarried adults that I hardly met for the whole year, year on year. Just felt kind of fake.

This year would be worse because I need to abstain from all my favourite Chinese New Year goodies due to my ongoing weight loss regime. I hope my aunt-in-law cooks her special mutton curry when I go visit her this Sunday, probably the only thing I can look forward to. Wish me luck!
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I can totally relate to the house visits and giving away red packets! For me I escaped several times by going out to the cinema or anywhere else but not home. The only timing which we can't escape is during lunch and dinners.
"There are five possible operations for any army. If you can fight, fight; if you cannot fight, defend; if you cannot defend, flee; if you cannot flee, surrender; if you cannot surrender, die. " Sima Yi

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I hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful Chinese New Year and a great year ahead
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Happy Chinese New Year! Have an awesome year of the rabbit ahead! And may Lu Bu's Red Hare be with you always :wink:
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Happy Chinese New Year, I hope you all uhh... do something. I guess.
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Happy Chinese New Year everyone! :D
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Happy Lunar New Year! 🐰
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Happy Year of the Rabbit, everyone!!!
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Hope everyone is having a most excellent Spring Festival! Looking forward to the tangyuan myself...
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