https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent en-us 2020-11-17 15:42:16 UTC 2020-12-08 13:34:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934711519 i learnt that it was more interesting as certain traditions have died off; also, extended family members would gather together in my grandma's house; about 30 of them under a small house]]> 2020-11-18 01:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934711519 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934712659 i learnt how different the preparations were in the past such as making food from scratch as compared to merely preparing instant food ]]> 2020-11-18 01:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934712659 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934715319 in the past, my mum said she felt a stronger sense of excitement. however, now that she is older and understands the festival on a deeper level she feels more connected with it. ]]> 2020-11-18 01:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934715319 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934718014 when she was younger, she was always looking forward and anticipates gathering with her extended family as she does not see them that often; however, she feels that it is boring now as some things are no longer the same and the fun things are now forgotten]]> 2020-11-18 01:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934718014 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934718476 I learnt that in the past the festival was more personal to each family ,as it is a time of reunion and back then spending family time was the most important unlike now where youths do not see how good things are now with their phones which they can use to contact anyone unlike back then.]]> 2020-11-18 01:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934718476 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934720816 although many traditions have changed slightly to fit the norms of the current society the core and essence of Hari Raya is still there]]> 2020-11-18 01:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934720816 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934721999 certain foods eaten are still eaten in this current day and age]]> 2020-11-18 01:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934721999 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934723457 some traditions have died off due to the busy and fast-paced lifestyles, which makes the celebrations less meaningful; youths these days are also more antisocial and are not very keen to participate in activities which is how many of the traditions have disappeared despite parents trying to encourage them to participate]]> 2020-11-18 01:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934723457 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934727591 in the past, people used to make the traditional food and ketupats from scratch whereas now people just order catering or buy instant food as it is too much of a hassle to prepare the food. some people of the current generation are starting to just wear the usual clothes instead of the traditional outifits when going visiting. (this is not as prevalent though) ]]> 2020-11-18 01:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934727591 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934732579 My mom is mixed with how the festival has changed over the years from a time of celebrating ones culture to it changing due to a time for gaining money from our elders.]]> 2020-11-18 02:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934732579 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934737095 i personally enjoyed listening to her reminisce about Hari Raya when she was younger such as how she used to make ketupats with her grandfather ]]> 2020-11-18 02:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934737095 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934740365 The main focus of reunion and family time has survived]]> 2020-11-18 02:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934740365 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934743409 Traditional clothing has somewhat died out now all that is needed to go visiting is any new clothing which just shows that the meaning of traditions has stayed the same just changed to be modernized.]]> 2020-11-18 02:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934743409 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934745328 The festival were celebrated in a more unique way and more effort was put in making Hari Raya as special as possible.

]]> 2020-11-18 02:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934745328 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934748146 2020-11-18 02:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934748146 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934836637 My mom compared me calling going to watch a Chinese movie torture to her past when her grandad brought her to Haw Par Villa each year.]]> 2020-11-18 03:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/934836637 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947682003 I have learnt that Chinese New Year celebrations was a sacred tradition to my mom family. They would pay respects to their gods every Chinese new year , carrying food and objects to the temple . This was how my mother celebrated Chinese New Year in the past.]]> 2020-11-21 05:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947682003 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947683864 My mother feels nostalgic. A sentimental and wistful yearning for the happiness she felt when she celebrated Chinese New Year with her family in the past. Now she is still full of joy , celebrating Chinese New Year with her children and teaching them the practices .]]> 2020-11-21 05:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947683864 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947686673 Reuniting with friends and family as well as the traditional snacks.]]> 2020-11-21 05:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947686673 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947688071 In the past, wearing traditional clothing such as the red cheongsam had to be worn every year. Now, we are given a choice to choose what we fancy wearing.]]> 2020-11-21 05:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947688071 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947688636 Chicken or any kinds of meat were only devour during Chinese New Year.]]> 2020-11-21 05:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/947688636 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966720705 for my parent, she was the first in the family to really celebrate Christmas, but growing up, it was celebrated as a general holiday season.]]> 2020-11-28 05:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966720705 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966721448 she feels extremely joyous and thankful, she is glad that our celebrations have become more authentic in the sense that each celebrations have a greater meaning now, rather than having a nice dinner and exchanging gifts occasionally]]> 2020-11-28 05:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966721448 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966722765 Spending time with our loved ones and enjoying the traditional foods each year.]]> 2020-11-28 05:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966722765 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966723220 In the past it was more of a reunion every year but now it is more than that, it is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ.]]> 2020-11-28 05:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966723220 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966723684 My parent enjoys some aspects of this festival being commercialised]]> 2020-11-28 05:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/966723684 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968627507 I found out that people celebrated with more extended family members and they were closely knitted.]]> 2020-11-29 12:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968627507 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968629617 my mom loves celebrating Hari Raya and she looks forward to celebrating it every year. In her opinion, the only negative thing that changed was the fact that now some youths do not get to experience making ketupat from scratch as not many people know how to do it.]]> 2020-11-29 12:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968629617 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968632819 1) the excitement to celebrate Hari Raya has not changed since we get to meet family members that we don't meet often. 
2)we ask for forgiveness every year
3) activities such as playing with firework or congkak did not change
4) we still get excited when buying or making Hari Raya clothes ]]> 2020-11-29 12:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968632819 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968637163 in the past, ketupat was made from scratch and grandmothers and aunties would come over to one's house and help to cook the dishes]]> 2020-11-29 12:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968637163 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968640872 in the past, my grandfather would rent a lorry and would bring extended family members to peoples house every year together however now each family travels to each houses with their own transportation]]> 2020-11-29 12:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/968640872 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970571417 In the past, they used to have this game called “猜灯谜” cāi dēng mí or “猜谜语” cāi mí yǔ. In English, it is called “Guess the riddle” and the riddles will be related to the festival.]]> 2020-11-30 09:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970571417 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970582743 my mum felt happy and thankful as it was a great opportunity for families to gather around and have a good dinner. she feels kind of upset that children nowadays don't bake mooncakes or own the traditional foldable lantern.]]> 2020-11-30 09:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970582743 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970592782 1. playing with candles and sparkles
2. buying and eating mooncakes 
3. carrying lanterns]]> 2020-11-30 09:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970592782 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970595875 in the past, most people used  to bake mooncakes as the flavors were limited in stores. however, now that technology is so advanced, there are more variety of flavors being sold and people just purchase them in store instead of making them. ]]> 2020-11-30 09:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/970595875 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975684385 i learnt that there has been a huge change from my dad's way of celebrating cny when he was my age and how i celebrated cny now. back in the day, everyone was very close, distant or not. whereas now, i dont really know my distant cousins and almost never had a conversation with them. ]]> 2020-12-01 14:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975684385 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975692392 my dad was more disappointed rather than glad to have changes to the way chinese new year is being celebrated now. t]]> 2020-12-01 14:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975692392 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975695638 1. angpaos
2.food
3. celebrating together]]> 2020-12-01 14:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975695638 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975698424 1. the heart behind celebrating chinese new year
2. the willingness of people to want to bond with relatives and get to hear their stories and experiences.
3. the things we do while visiting a relatives house (in the past, talking to relatives, playing with fire crackers. now, using our phones to capture moments of our celebration)]]> 2020-12-01 14:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975698424 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975710105 how my dad feels how chinese new year is being celebrated. listening to him while i was interviewing him, he sounded more sad as he reminisced the memories he had when he was a young boy celebrating chinese new year. he got reminded on how chinese new year has changed so much and it was interesting that he found that social media is a waste of time when i thought he actually supported the idea.]]> 2020-12-01 14:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/975710105 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978192832 I learnt that with the advancement of technology, it is now easier to communicate and get in touch with the people that you are very distant with. Additionally, I've also learnt that the traditional ways of celebrating Hari Raya is slowly starting to disappear due to the hindrance of technology. ]]> 2020-12-02 01:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978192832 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978215531 My mum felt as similarly enthusiastic as the years back because although she felt that the traditional ways of celebrating Hari Raya is slowly diluting, she also feels that the main components of it such as visiting your relatives and wearing the baju kurung is still going strong. ]]> 2020-12-02 01:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978215531 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978229775 The idea of keeping in touch with your far relatives, handing green packets out, and eating traditional foods such as the Lontong and Sayur Lemak. ]]> 2020-12-02 01:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978229775 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978232849 One of the differences of how the festival is celebrated now during Covid-19 is that, instead of visiting our relatives, we now use the WhatsApp videocall so that we still can keep in touch with one another. 
With that being said, relatives or even the older ones are not able to hand out their green packets to the younger ones. 
Lastly, the atmosphere definitely felt more dull and gloomy as they weren't any physical visiting which is what majority of people always look forward to especially the elderly. ]]> 2020-12-02 01:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978232849 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978249857 I'm surprised that my mum actually felt as enthusiastic as before despite not having anybody to come and visit us during Circuit Breaker. The thing is, I remember clearly that we still wore our traditional clothes and still cooked the traditional foods and even take pictures as a family. 
My mum also said that with the current Covid-19 at the back of our minds, it had made her feel more thankful about the things that she currently have and to not take things for granted. ]]> 2020-12-02 01:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/978249857 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980591401 it was always a tradition to celebrate Christmas every year for my family but the way of how Christmas has been celebrated over the years has changed]]> 2020-12-02 16:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980591401 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980592620 my mom feels strongly for Christmas as we are a Christian family and we have been celebrating Christmas every year. my mom misses the way Christmas was celebrated in the past and wished that those traditions were passed down from generations to generations.]]> 2020-12-02 16:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980592620 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980594374 exchanging of gifts with friends and family, spending time together with our loved ones to give thanks and spread joy]]> 2020-12-02 16:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980594374 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980595797 in the past, children will go from door to door to sing christmas carols but now, we will only sing christmas carols with our loved ones or in church]]> 2020-12-02 16:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980595797 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980598118 in the past, people would dim the lights and hold candlesticks and sing christmas songs together to celebrate christmas]]> 2020-12-02 16:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/980598118 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997904783 i learnt that chinese new year celebrated in kampung is more or less the same. just that in kampung they get to play with firecrackers (which singapore can't). last time, everyone would gather around together and have dinner but nowadays it's kind of hard to gather everyone together. ]]> 2020-12-08 13:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997904783 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997910536 my mum felt that in the past, she felt more excited to celebrate but as she grow older and things change, she felt don't have much feelings about celebrating anymore as some things can't go back like before. but she's glad that we are still able to gather around with one another to eat reunion dinner and to catch up with one another. ]]> 2020-12-08 13:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997910536 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997925667 1. angbao
2. reunion dinner
3. food
4. play cards / mahjong ]]> 2020-12-08 13:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997925667 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997936127 some of the traditions have faded away due to technologies. in the past, people will normally talk to one another and to catch up with each other but nowadays most people are just on their phones. people in the past are more open to share their stories with the younger generations but younger generation nowadays might not be willing to hear the stories as they focus on social medias / games. ]]> 2020-12-08 13:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997936127 https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997962976 my mum told me that my grandmother told her that people burn bamboo before firecrackers was invented. ]]> 2020-12-08 13:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rawzah/IntQns_Parent/wish/997962976