- Chap Goh Meh
Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (zh-cpl|c=linktext|十|五|暝|p=shí wǔ wěi|l=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 fifteenthday of the firstmonth , which is the occasion of the firstfull 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 theLantern Festival or theShang Yuan Festival . InSoutheast Asia , however, it coincides with the ChineseValentine's Day . [Note that another festival,Qi Xi , is also sometimes referred to as "Chinese Valentine's Day".] It is also when young unmarried women gather to tosstangerine s into the sea, in a hope that their future spouse will pick it up – a custom that originated inPenang ,Malaysia . In the past, this was also the only day that unmarried ladies could be seen with their partners.ee also
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Lantern Festival Notes
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