There’s a Website to Play Auspicious Phrases from Your Phone During Louhei

You might’ve heard about how CNY 2021 will be different.

Other than Chingay 2021 going completely digital, there are also new Covid-19 rules imposed for the festive season.

One of which is the rule of not shouting during louhei.

Yes, I know what you’re thinking: louhei without shouting is akin to having burgers without fries, but this rule is to ensure that we don’t raise our voice.

While there are plenty who don’t mind the lack of auspicious phrases, there are some who believes that not shouting auspicious phrases during louhei is akin to killing their 2021.

Now, if you’re someone who needs auspicious phrases shouted out during louhei, I’ve got good news for you.

There’s a Website to Play Auspicious Phrases from Your Phone During Louhei

While you can’t shout auspicious phrases during louhei this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t get someone to shout it for you.

Or in this case, pre-recorded auspicious phrases you can play on your smartphone while making a mess out of the table.

When you enter the website, which can be found here, you will find a huge block of phrases for louhei:

Pressing on any of the sayings will play a pre-recorded saying, and if you feel like shouting, just up the volume on your smartphone.

We did just that and let’s just say that some of the staff were ready to call the SDA down on us.

No installation of apps are required and no permissions are needed as well; it functions normally with the regular Chrome app permissions.

That’s not the only configuration, and DJBeng has two other configurations that could prove useful during this Covid-19 pandemic.

One is the Yamseng cheer, which can be found here, and the other, a simple Huat Ah! message.

By the way, it’s completely free, so don’t worry about straining your already-tight wallet.

If, however, you’re feeling a tad bit generous, the website urges you to donate to the Singapore Children’s Society or to other charities via the giving.sg page.

Every time a new rule comes out, you can be sure that somewhere out there in Singapore, someone is looking for a loophole.

Sometimes, they blatantly break the law while at other times, they do so while “keeping to the spirit of the law”, as Minister Lawrence Wong once said.

Thankfully, this time, it’s the latter.

CNY 2021 Rules

Other than the louhei rules, there’s also a cap of 8 visitors to a household per day. Basically, this means you can’t get 8 relatives to come to your house the morning and then allow another 8 relatives to come in the afternoon after the first group has left.

Individuals should also limit themselves to visiting at most two other households a day, as much as possible.

For louhei, face masks must be worn during the tossing of yusheng, and again, the louhei should be done without any verbalisation of the usual auspicious phrases. F&B establishments and enterprises serving lohei must ensure that both the staff and patrons comply with these requirements.

For reunion dinners, the usual rules apply.

Ms Grace Fu has also reiterated the call for people in Singapore to abide by the CNY rules while revealing that 20 large groups were caught on the past weekend for breaching Covid-19 rules in a Facebook post.

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