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Chap Goh Mei - Definition and Overview
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Chap Goh Mei represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and literally means the fifteenth day of the first month.

It is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.

The occasion is marked by feasting and various festivities. In Taiwan it is celebrated as the Lantern Festival. In Southeast Asia it is known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, when young unmarried women gather to toss tangerines into the sea - a custom that originated in Penang, Malaysia.

Note that another festival, Qi Qiao Jie is also sometimes referred to as "Chinese Valentine's Day".

Example Usage of Chap
D_Russett: Chap 7 they all rise early to start digging their holes. He spends his day thinking about the past to make the time go by while he works.
gorgysynn: today i finished Chap. This way or That Way - wont worry about editing, gonna keep the story runnin, editing later =)
Lexin8or: it's 120 i feel good. knock this 5page paper out by 240.bang bang.do this math. bang bang.read Chap 13-14 amer. demo bang. pass bangbangbang
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