- TheLanternFestival(alsocalledYuanxiaoFestival)fallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.Yuanliterallymeansfirst,whileXiaoreferstonight.yuanxiaoisthefirsttimewhenweseethefullmooninthenewistraditionallyatimeforfamil...
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- TheChinesecharacter"fu"(meaningblessingorhappiness)isamust.Thecharacterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinChinesethe"reversedfu"ishomophonicwith"fucomes",bothbeingpronouncedas"fudaole."What'smore,twobigredlanternscanberaisedonbothside...
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- ThespringfestivalisChinesemosttraditionalfestivalevery365days.EachChinesepaymuchattentiononit.Everyyearabout15daysbeforespringfestival,themigrateworksandwhite-collarsarebeginningcrowdedhome-returning.But,inrecentyears,withthedevelopmentoftheworld,manydif...
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- DuanwuFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChinesecalendar.ItisalsoknownastheDoubleFifth.Ithassincebeencelebrated,invariousways,inotherpartsofEastAsiaaswell.IntheWest,it'scommonlyknownasDragonBoatFestival.Thee...
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