Five articles on Chinese New Year customs.
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Chinese New Year special. Virtual NewYear fortune cookies. Chinese Calendar. Electronic Chinese New Year cards. And more for the Year of the Rabbit ...
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The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade & Festival ...
The Chinese Lunar New Year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac. Like the Western calendar, The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a yearly one, with the start of the lunar year being based on the cycles of the moon. Therefore, because of this cyclical dating, the beginning of the year can fall anywhere ...
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The Harvest Moon Festival The Legend No one can be sure of the origin of the Harvest Moon Festival (also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival). The origin was romanticised by the legendary story of Chang Er, who was believed to have taken a pill, become a fairy and flown to the moon to escape from the pursuit of her husband. It was thought that we could see Chang Er on the moon when it is at its ...
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Moon Festival - Mid-Autumn Festival October 1, 2001 September 21, 2002 Always On the 15th Day of the 8th Month by Lunar Calendar Moon Festival Day Introduction Moon in Poetry A Poem by Su Shi on the Moon Festival Day Chinese | English translation Web sites on the Net From the following sites, use Button to return here. Mid-Autumn Festival Day in 2001 The Moon Festival and the story of Chang E .
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The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar holiday, occurring on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of dragons. Competing teams row their boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the ...
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Year 2002 Chinese Black Water Horse ...
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Kitchen gods are fed and the house is completely cleaned. Sharp objects are avoided while feasts are prepared. All this is part of the celebration of Yuan Tan . PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR The Chinese New Year is called Yuan Tan by the Chinese. Yuan Tan is celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice. Even before Yuan Tan the house is full of excitement. Every nook and corner ...
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Qu Yuan is considered by some and the Father of Chinese Poetry. His death is commemorated by the Dragon Boat Festival. His story. His poetry. All you like to know about the Dragon Boat Race ...
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Tomb Sweeping Day The Chinese respect for filial piety and careful attention to funeral rites is visibly manifested in the custom of ancestor worship. Since ancient times, a day has been designated for sweeping the tomb and honoring one's ancestors. Though different in each family, these rites are usually performed on the first few days prior to or following Ching Ming, one of the traditional ...
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Thai Festivals at a Thai School in Thailand ...
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Articles and links about Chinese New Year, the most important holiday for Chinese.
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2001 Chinese Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Day with Hare, Rabbit, Lady, WoodChooper, strories from Chinese Fortune Calendar Online ...
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Ching Ming Tradition in Hawai'i With origins dating back 3, 000 years, the practice of Ching Ming is still observed worldwide by Chinese families, many miles and generations removed from their ancestral homeland. Ching meaning pure or clean, Ming meaning brightness, the words together are applied to the traditional Chinese tradition of ancestor worship, considered by many to be the original ...
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