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#Selbseries | CNY VS Hari Raya

I have always loved diversity, and so this year as a muslim I celebrated my first Chinese New Year with my husband's family. His mom is chinese, ( dad is indian ) and because we all take halal food, his parents usually host the reunion dinner. I was all excited and dressed up making sure I'm all red and merry! When everyone arrived at my parents-in-law's place, to my surprise, they were dressed pretty casual. I was probably the "red-dest". Since I now have experienced both cny and hari raya, I cant help but to make a comparison. CNY VS HARI RAYA 1) Dresscode CNY: Hardly anyone wears the traditional costume anymore. Only older folks or young kids would wear...

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