Filial piety marks CNY end


Wong Yik Kai hugging his mother Vicky Tam.

SERDANG: As Chinese New Year draws to a close, some 150 parents and their children got to experience how the festival should really be celebrated – not just with a bang but with the filial gesture of serving tea.

The traditional tea-serving ceremony held at the Nalanda Buddhist Society, Sri Serdang, saw many – most first-timers – moved to tears by the age-old gesture.

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