Saturday 29 January 2022.
2.00 to 3.30pm. On Zoom.
Celebrate Chinese New Year — Reminiscing Chinese Roots
Key Themes: Faith, rituals, worship, traditions and food
Every Chinese New Year (CNY) presents the opportunity for clan associations, guilds, social and religious organizations to hold a range of cultural activities. More importantly, family gatherings and human connections bolster traditions of respect for the elderly, care for others and advocate etiquette. Oftentimes, CNY provides the occasion to reconnect with relatives and trace one’s roots.
Moderator: Mr Liew Shin Liat – Mr Liew is a life member of GSS. He is a management consultant and has served in the Asia Pacific region for over 35 years.
Speaker 1: Cyprian Lim – Mr Lim is the Honorary English Secretary of GSS. He is a former teacher with the Ministry of Education, and coordinator of Religious Education and Character Development in St Gabriel’s Primary School. He is currently an independent researcher and a freelance English educator. Mr Lim is the author of “My Maternal Roots: A Story of Family, Faith and Freedom” – where he pieced together fragments of family history and endeavours of his ancestors.
Content of the talk:
- Teochew lineage (PekNay village) and a Qing Dynasty scholar • The Catholic faith, churches, towkay and priests (Catholic Mass during Chinese New Year) • Joy of discovering ancestry / gathering of information during Chinese New Year
Speaker 2: Mr Ivan Ho – Mr Ho is President of the Singapore Pawnbrokers’ Association. He was the Chairman of the Char Yong (Dabu) Association (茶阳 (大埔) 会馆) in 2013, and served there till 2018. He was also President of the Fong Yun Thai Association from 2019 to 2020. Currently, he is its Vice President. Mr Ho has also been serving as the Chairman of the Nanyang Khek Community Guild (南洋客属总会) since May 2018.
Content of the talk:
- Hakka Lineage and the Ho Family Tree. The Round Building (Tulou) • Festival rituals and the experiences of the Hakka clan association. Activities during Chinese New Year • Hakka Food that bonds. Special dishes for Chinese New Year.
Speaker 3: Mr Jerome Teo – Mr Teo is the Assistant Honorary English Secretary of GSS. He is also a member of the Singapore Heritage Society and actively involved in various organisations in the fields of traditional culture, heritage, museums and clans.
Content of the talk:
- Family history: Childhood memories of Sheng Hong Temple and maternal root tracing of Ann Kway Hokkien (Anxi Fujian) origin • Sheng Hong temple activities and the Ann Kway community • Hokkien customs, food and festivities. Praying of Tai Sui during Chinese New Year
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Registrants from GSS |
112 | |
| Singaporean | 101 | |
| Malaysian | 6 | |
| Others | 5 | |
| Registrants from NHB | 38 | |
| Grand total | 150 | |
| Keen to be GSS Members | 13 | |
| Members | 30 | |
| Non-Members | 69 |
Participants 85
“Thank you so much
Shin Liat for the enriching and fascinating talk on Reminiscing the Chinese roots I learned from all 3 Speakers I resonated with Cyprian as I am a Teochew Catholic Ivan excellent too I went to the Hakka Tulou and experience how they lived learnt the values, culture etc and tasted the Hakka cuisine and delicacies Now I know where Mee Hoon Kway come from!
Do share such similar future talks
Thanks 
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