TheViewFromAsia

Changing times, changing new year customs

Chinese New Year celebrations are a showcase, too, for changing values and practices in a community. Here are excerpts from Asia News Network writers

Aimee Dawis and Wang Yiqing
Ethnic Chinese-Indonesians praying during Chinese New Year celebrations at a temple in Bali last week. Years ago, under former president Suharto's policy of assimilation, everything connected to Chinese culture and language was forbidden, and Chinese
Ethnic Chinese-Indonesians praying during Chinese New Year celebrations at a temple in Bali last week. Years ago, under former president Suharto's policy of assimilation, everything connected to Chinese culture and language was forbidden, and Chinese New Year could be celebrated only within the confines of the home.
Updated
Feb 26, 2018, 03:15 PM
Published
Feb 24, 2018, 05:00 AM
New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family

What young Chinese in Indonesia must not forget Aimee Dawis Jakarta Post

"Do you know your Chinese name?" a reporter from a Chinese daily asked me.

Already a subscriber? 

Read the full story and more at $9.90/month

Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

ST One Digital

 $9.90/month

No contract

ST app access on 1 mobile device

Subscribe now

Unlock these benefits

  • All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com

  • Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device

  • E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 24, 2018, with the headline Changing times, changing new year customs. Subscribe

Available for
iPhones and iPads
Available in
Google Play

MCI (P) 066/10/2023. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No. 202120748H. Copyright © 2024 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.

Back to the top