A popular festival among the Chinese in Penang are the Chap Goh Mei celebration.

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Chap Goh Mei in Mandarin is called 'Yuan Xiao', but in the traditional Hokkien dialect, Chap Goh Mei meaning the 15th night of Chinese New Year.

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This celebration marks an end of the Chinese New Year.

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At the night of Chap Goh Mei, most houses are bright decorated with lights and lanterns.

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The two activity most commonly related to the Chap Goh Mei celebrations in Penang are the Dondang Sayang and orange-throwing ceremony.

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The Dondang Sayang fills the air, adding colour to these celebration.

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In the past, eligible young ladies would threw oranges into the sea as a gesture of hope to wed good husbands.

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The tradition of orange throwing is still kept alive in modern times or with a twist.

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The orange-throwing tradition have transformed into a competition where boys in boats would scoop up the oranges thrown by girls at the Esplanade.

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The boat with the most oranges would be declared a winner.

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