13/01/2026
Do you celebrate your lunar birthday?
Growing up, my grandma always cooked mian xian with a duck leg for our lunar birthdays.
No candles.
No cake.
Just a warm bowl of soup noodles
Now that I’ve moved out, life doesn’t always line up with our Saturday visits.
So instead, she gives me ang bao money and tells me to buy my own roasted duck leg.
so the tradition continues.
It’s not so much about the food.
It’s about remembrance, continuity, and care passed quietly through generations.
What makes me smile is how my husband takes this seriously too.
Last night, we ate out, just to get that duck leg.
And it got me thinking…
Traditions don’t have to be big or perfect.
They just have to be felt.
What’s one tradition you hope your children will remember, or one which you want to start?