Huat aaahhh...... !
Today is the seventh day of the lunar new year which is also known as the 'people's day'. In the other words, it's everyone's birthday. I do not know how it originated but to the Cantonese, a dish of 7 different vegetables at lunch or dinner is compulsary. The other must-have on this day is the lo-hei or fa cai yu sheng, the tossing of vegetable salad with slices of raw fish topping. Simultaneously, shouts of 'huat ah' which means to prosper accompanied the tossing. I am sure this practice originated right here in Singapore. On this auspicious day, may I wish you 'Happy Birthday and huat aaahhh... !!!'
Margaret, my mum and me.
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