ABSTRACT
In any case it is a privilege to visit them, for the warmth of their welcome is a heartening experience. Every guest is presented with a packet of the health assuring tea and an envelope of lucky money, whilst those who have brought gifts are laden with food and peanuts in addition. The Chinese are a hospitable race, and eagerly seize any occasion for a party, so a festival is a golden opportunity. As far as the hostesses are concerned the event will form the topic of conversation for weeks, and the subject will be dissected from every angle: Having less resources from reading, the spoken word assumes a greater importance, and discussions are pushed to a length incomprehensible to a westerner.
