GEORGE TOWN: Not wanting to break with the age-old Chinese tradition, several women are excitedly looking forward to throwing oranges into the sea, hoping to finding love on Chap Goh Meh tomorrow. Marketing executive Sherlyn Ong, 25, said she would be tossing oranges at Straits Quay tomorrow. While it is said to be a Hokkien tradition for one to toss oranges into the water to wish for the other half, other dialect speakers and ethnic groups also enjoy the popular activity. One can soak up the festivities at Penang Celebrates: Chap Goh Meh @Esplanade or Straits Quay’s By-The-Sea celebration tomorrow night. “I hope my ‘Mr Right’ will be responsible and mature, a person full of life experience.

Source: The Star February 06, 2020 22:18 UTC