Mr Seto-Li Bin (Lionel)-Singapore remains the Chinese traditional custom in the Spring Festival

I have been Singapore for almost two months and it is the first time that I spent Spring Festival far away from my home. I thought I would not see any Chinese traditional custom here. But to my surprise, I found Singaporeans also celebrated the Spring Festival even more traditional than Chinese. They cleaned their houses, sticked the couplets and had dinner together. The children would stay up that night to have a longer life. They worshiped the ancestors at midnight and said some lucky words. The next day they would visit their neighbors and the children would get red papers. They all wore new clothes and new shoes and had cleaned their bodies last night. They usually brought two oranges which mean luck and good things are in pairs and they would exchange them to show the blessing. The only difference is that setting off firecrackers is forbidden in Singapore. I was invited by my host family during the Spring Festival and we had a happy day together. I was fortunate enough to see the dragon dance and I got the red paper from them. I was happy to spend the Spring Festival in Singapore.