Centenarian celebrates Chinese New Year

103-year-old Mrs. He lives in Taoyuan’s Longtan District. During Chinese New Year, Mrs. He’s family continues an ancient tradition originating in Yancheng, northeastern Jiangsu Province, where family members kneel before their elders to convey heartfelt blessings and are given “lucky bags.” Mrs. He indicated that in past generations, during the festive season, the elders of large extended families would give the younger generation “lucky bags” containing not only lucky money in a red envelope but also candy, fruit, and other children’s favorites.

Despite the fact that Mrs. He's children are all in their seventies and eighties themselves, they are no less filial and still carefully take care of their elderly mother’s needs. In this era, it is especially heartwarming to see such a traditional Chinese New Year.

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家住桃園龍潭，高齡103歲的何老太太，過年的時候，子女們不管年紀多大，都是以傳統跪拜禮的方式向老太太拜年。何老太太則會以江蘇鹽城的傳統，準備好壓歲袋給晚輩。何老太太的大兒子表示，這是以前大家庭的時代，長輩為了讓小孩子高興所準備的，因為裡面有紅包、糖果和水果等小孩子喜歡的東西。

何老太太的子女們，非常孝順且用心地照顧著年邁的母親，不會因為自己也已經年紀大而有所懈怠。特別是在這個年代，還能看見傳統拜年，實在很難得。

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