Immigrant fisherman

People all over the world know that the Spring Festival is the biggest traditional festival in China. In fact, the Spring Festival is not only a traditional festival in China, but also celebrated by Chinese communities around the world and places influenced by Chinese communities. Most of Malaysia's population is Chinese, so it is natural to follow the Chinese tradition to celebrate the Spring Festival. Most Chinese in Malaysia come from the southeast coastal areas, so influenced by local customs, the custom of Chinese New Year may be different from most parts of northern China. So what are the interesting customs of Malaysian New Year?

The Spring Festival in Malaysia is also a family reunion, and everyone has a lively New Year's Eve dinner together. However, the types of New Year's Eve dinners also have local characteristics. The main course of Malaysia's New Year's Eve dinner is raw fish. The whole family mixed raw fish with special sauce and said auspicious words while mixing. There is also a fixed activity in Malaysia during the Chinese New Year, called fishing for a living. Life-saving fishing means that the new year will get better and better, so it is still very lively for everyone to "fish" and say auspicious words together.

Besides, Malaysia, like us, also likes to worship God during the New Year. Malaysia likes going to Guan Gong very much, which is mainly influenced by the past customs brought by immigrants from the southeast coastal areas. Although the Spring Festival celebrations in Malaysia are somewhat different from those in mainland China. But in fact, the essence is the same. Everyone is together and round, praying for a sense of security.

As long as there are people from China, there will be Spring Festival celebrations. Although these activities look very different in form, they are all the same in essence.