All for love: Chap Goh Meh, orange-tossing and right timing


Can I have your name and number on an orange? The practice of tossing mandarin oranges into the sea, river or lake, is a popular activity on Chap Goh Meh especially in Penang and around the Klang Valley. Photo: Filepic

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Make merry on the 15th, and final, night of the Chinese New Year with fireworks and lanterns burning bright. But as the festive celebration draws to a close, there is one last thing left for some people to do: to write their name and phone number on a mandarin orange and toss it into a body of water, in the hopes that a prospective suitor will pick it up and get in touch.

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