Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, is celebrated in Malaysia for 15 days in January or February while the main celebrations take place on the first three days. The most popular legend about the festival is that Nian, a fearsome mythological creature who terrorized China by devouring people on the eve of Chinese New Year, was deflected by huge fires, red paper couplets that were pasted on doors and by lighting up the sky with huge firecrackers. These traditions are still followed in Malaysia and other parts of the world as a part of the Chinese New Year Celebrations.
The Malaysians usually start preparing for the festival one month in advance by cleaning up and decorating their houses. New clothes are bought and greeting cards as well as mandarin oranges or 'kam', symbolic of gold and wealth, are exchanged. The youngsters receive red packets of money from elders with blessings for a prosperous life. On Malaysian Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a celebratory dinner in most of the families in which all members, from far and near, participate. In adherence to Shou Sui, a ritual that is observed to bring longevity to one's parents, families try to stay awake throughout the night and spend this time by gambling and gossiping. The lovely firecrackers and fireworks with which New Year is ushered in at midnight mesmerize everyone.
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