What's the difference between the Chinese New Year customs in Singapore and China?

Singapore's Spring Festival custom: tradition and modernity coexist. Chinese Singaporeans account for about 75% of the national population, and they have always attached great importance to the China Lunar New Year. Therefore, Singapore's Spring Festival activities and eating habits have very distinctive characteristics, which not only retain strong traditional customs, but also have a strong modern atmosphere. New Year's activities "Congratulations on getting rich and getting a red envelope!" During the Spring Festival, the custom of elders giving lucky money to younger generations has a long history. As the old saying goes, "Children salute and say that they are old, and their elders give them lucky money. When I saw the new original braid, I kowtowed and led it to heaven. " Chinese Singaporeans still retain this traditional custom. Whenever the New Year approaches, Singaporeans will go to a nearby bank to exchange new banknotes ranging from S $2 to S $20 (1 S $0.709). On New Year's Eve or New Year's Eve, they will put them in red envelopes with patterns and auspicious wishes, and then distribute them to their descendants or other children who come to pay New Year's greetings. Lucky money ranges from S $5, 10 to S $20. Young people who are not married don't have to give red envelopes to their children, but married people need to give red envelopes to younger generations who are related by blood. Now some capable younger generations don't forget filial piety. They give red envelopes to their parents during the Spring Festival, or invite them to restaurants to enjoy delicious food, or send them abroad for leisure travel. With the passage of time, today's red envelopes are of course colorful, which can be shopping coupons, bank coupons, subway fare cards, commemorative stamps or coins. In short, the purpose is to make good use of the red envelope recipients and wish them peace and good luck in the year. As early as before the Spring Festival, Chinese Singaporeans will thoroughly clean their homes and carry out a grand project called "Spring Festival Cleaning". After that, they will buy all kinds of New Year decorations, such as the god of wealth, door gods and Spring Festival couplets. This year, gold and red decorations with mouse patterns are particularly popular. At the same time, they will also go to the flower shop to carefully select their favorite citrus trees, lucky bamboos, chrysanthemums that symbolize good fortune and wealth, and cash cows with rolling financial resources. During the Spring Festival, China people still keep the habit of visiting relatives and friends and exchanging good luck. On New Year's Day, sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren pay New Year greetings to their parents and grandparents, and the next day, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren come to congratulate them. Of course, in addition to red envelopes, we will also send some oranges, fruits and flowers to symbolize good luck. New Year's Eve dinner, also known as reunion dinner, is the most important meal for China people during the Spring Festival. This is not only a happy reunion of family members, but also a good opportunity to taste delicious food. Therefore, this meal is not only rich, but also meaningful. Most Chinese Singaporeans are from China, Fujian and Guangdong, and some are from Hainan and Hakka. Chaozhou people can't live without braised pork, Hakka people can't live without tofu, and Hainanese must eat chicken and leeks, which means enduring forever. Fish symbolizes auspiciousness and happiness, and is naturally an indispensable dish for China people. Nowadays, many Chinese Singaporeans have started to eat hot pot in the New Year, which is convenient and affordable. In addition, the hot pot is also called the stove, which is also very appropriate to eat the reunion dinner in the New Year. Chinese in Singapore also have some special cultures that combine Chinese and Western cultures. These people attach great importance to the Spring Festival. The New Year's food they made includes a yellow pear tart that means "Wanglai", a nine-layer cake that wishes people to be promoted step by step, and glutinous rice food that symbolizes the family's "sticking" together. In Singapore, the most unique dish of the Spring Festival is "fishing for raw fish", that is, cutting fresh raw fish into pieces, adding shredded melon, shredded fruit and various vegetables, plus honey. Everyone sits around and picks up all kinds of delicious food with chopsticks while "fishing" it in Cantonese! Answer (hi)! "I wish you a successful career in the coming year through the homonym of' catching happiness'. Now, with the development of the catering industry, many Chinese Singaporeans will go to restaurants to enjoy the New Year's Eve dinner, and some will order food and send it home. In order to cater to the Lunar New Year, restaurants and hotels in Singapore have introduced exquisite dishes, such as "Happy and Peaceful Banquet", "Full Banquet" and "Congratulations on Success Banquet". The mantissa of the price also takes the homonym of "Fa". The most expensive reunion dinner in Lion City this year is the S $5,888 luxury dinner provided by Hua Ting Restaurant on Orchard Road, with materials from Australia, Chile and India.