New Year
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- A Festival to Remember: Lunar New Year in Malaysia
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Article written by: Kyle Jin Soon TAN ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Malaysia Chinese New Year or better known as Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in Malaysia. During the days approaching Chinese New Year, there will be an exodus of cars from all over the country to my hometown. This is becau...
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- Let 2012 Begin
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Article by Praewa Limpiwatana (Thailand) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre New Year season has alwaysbeen the most favourite time of the year for all people. People not only have a break from work, but also have free time to celebrate this special time of the year with friends or family. S...
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- Chaul Chnam Thmey
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Article by Heang Vanny (Cambodia) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre Being known as the biggest national holiday in Cambodia, Cambodian New Year has been celebrated annually by all Cambodian people everywhere around the world. Being called “Chaul Chnam Thmey” in Cambodian Langua...
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- Dragon Year Across Indonesia
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Article by Veronika Kusuma Wijayanti (Indonesia) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre In the sprawling capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, many major shopping malls have already brought “Imlek”, locally named for Chinese New Year celebration atmosphere to buildings, dominated by the color of ...
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- Spending Different New Years
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Article by Arif Zainal (Brunei Darussalam) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre Spending New Year could be a new experience or simply a night with a family. Since Brunei is a Muslim country, we celebrate Islamic New Year called Hijrah. Hijrah marks the beginning of a new Islamic Calendar year...
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- New Year Celebration in Malaysia
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Article by Dr. Megawati Omar (Malaysia) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre Most nations have their own traditions to celebrate New Year. In Malaysia there are three main New Year celebrations, celebrated according to the religions of her people. The first type of new year is celebrated on J...
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- Thingyan: Myanmar New Year Festival
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Article by Myat Kyi La Thein (Myanmar) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre The word, Thingyan, is derived from the Pali, sankanta, which means “transit” , that is transition from old to new year. It is the New Year festival and usually falls around mid-April (Burmese month of Tagu). It is ce...
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- DOs and DON’Ts in the New Year Holiday in Vietnam
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Article by Pham Thi Van Anh (Vietnam) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre Customs come from traditions passed from generation to generation and have become standard. Because of the idea that the beginning will affect the middle and the end of the year, Vietnamese people avoid doing bad thing...
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- New Year in Vietnam
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Article by Pham Thi Van Anh (Vietnam) Blog Correspondent of ASEAN-Korea Centre “Tet” means the first morning of the New Year in Vietnamese language and “Nguyen dan” is the popular name for the Vietnamese New Year. “Nguyen dan” begins on the first day of the fir...
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- Padauk
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Article by Thein, Myat Kyi La’, ASEAN Weblog Correspondent from Myanmar a bunch of Padauk flowers Padauk cannot be separated from the spirits of Myanmar people. For a stranger’s eyes, It is nothing more than just a bunch of tiny yellow flowers from exterior, not much appealing. It blooms on...
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