BANGKOK, Jan 20 (TNA) – Chinese descendants in Thailand
are preparing for festivities and rituals ahead of the Chinese New Year.
Chinese Thais begin to find assortment of food items such as
meat and fruits as well as worship sets for ancestral worships to welcome the
Year of the Rat.
Across the country, they have flocked markets to buy food
items for the rituals that are on high demands.
Prices of pork, which is one of the mainstay food offering for
worshipping, have increased by about 10 percent.
The Chinese New Year Day this year falls on January 25.
In the northern city of Chiang Mai, sales of joss paper in
the shapes of cash and different material goods have dropped due to the awareness
on smog pollution. Many plan to help
reduce air pollution by stop burning joss paper.
Chinese communities in Thailand have geared up for Chinese
New Year celebration with Chinese-themed performances, lion dance and deity
worshipping.
Rituals to worship gods and ancestors will be held on the
Chinese New Year’s Eve on Friday when family members gather at shrines and
temples. (TNA)
