Chinese New Year
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With �` barely over
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Spring Festival
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lunar
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lunar calendar
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sweeping tide of modernization
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annual occasion
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commanding
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heralds
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elaborate
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tiny fairy lights
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circling round �`
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zodiac sign
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bustle
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bazaar
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stalls
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barbecued pork, waxed ducks
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sweets
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get-togethers
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reunions
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thanksgivings
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sumptuous
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endure
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fully booked
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congested
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pursuing �`
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postgraduate
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grueling
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inconveniences
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superstitions
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pervasive
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sweep
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are severely frowned upon
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vital
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Joss sticks
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altar candles
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longevity
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thread of good luck
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worshippers
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offerings
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in prayer for �`
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barrage of firecrackers
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expel
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fire hazard
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has banned
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prosperity
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tangerines
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abundant
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facets
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those less well-off
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painstakingly accumulated savings
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customary
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�` stuffed with
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burden
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household chores
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round of �`
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matter of performing the prescribed observances to �`
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ancestors
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deities
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urban
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begs to differ
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�ifeels�jturned off
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orgy of consumption
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redefine �` in terms of its meaning �`
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contemplative
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feasting
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phase
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hectic
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adapt �` to fit �`
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