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As you may or may not know, today marks the start of three days of festivities for the Chinese world in Chinese New Year :) Traditionally, this is where us younglings go to our elders to 年 (bai leen), and whole families gather together in their homes for communal meals and so forth.

CNY also gives us an excuse to eat chocolate straight after you've woken up (I just had a Picnic bar lol). You also literally feel like you're financially secure at the prospect of receiving 利市 (lai see) - which are red paper envelopes usually filled with $20 notes in Hong Kong - from everyone :P Alongside this, grandoise firework shows and parades often take place, whether they're around the city (as is the case in Hong Kong) or in your local Chinatowns (if you have any).

So 恭禧發財 (gong hei faat choi), 身体健康 (sun tai geen hong), 学习进步 (hok yeep jun bo), 心想事成 (sum seung si sing) and have a wonderful year of the monkey :)