Joyous festive traditions

To make the celebration more meaningful for the family, Yeoh Jin Shan encourages her daughter to make Chinese New Year-themed crafts to decorate the home with.

There is just no horse-ing around with Chinese New Year rituals.

CHILDREN have the best of times celebrating Chinese New Year ... they get to dress up in new clothes, feast on all the cookies and soft drinks they want and play with firecrackers. The highlight of it all, of course, is receiving angpows, regardless of whether they have been naughty or nice.