A Time of Bonding and Renewal

The Chinese New Year has always been a time when relatives exchange visits and catch up. There is a renewal of relationships and bonding, especially with the children now grown up and with their own families.
There is also an exchange of gifts and red packets for the children and those who are still single. Some of the young children are not back yet as they have gone to visit the paternal side of the relatives, following the custom. Tomorrow they will return and they will receive their red packetsfrom older relatives.

It is a time of feasting and eating, where varieties of cookies and mandarin oranges are served.
Mandarin oranges as a gift are de rigeur when one goes visiting. They signify prosperity. In turn your host will also present you with some mandarins when you leave.