Articles, tagged with "chinese calendar", page 3
18th May 2010
The Dragon Boat Festival, known traditionally as the Duanwu Festival, is a popularly celebrated event in the regions of China and other Asian nations. Various names are used to denote the festival in the different countries, but the theme of the festival ...
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Pushpitha Wijesinghe
29th April 2010
Also known as Amoy by its locals, Xiamen is a city which has grown in stature in terms of economic status in the world of business and is being recognized as a much fancied tourist destination among modern travellers. Xiamen is an energetic city which is ...
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Author:
Pushpitha Wijesinghe
09th February 2010
The Chinese Birth Chart Boy Or Girl is said to have been around for over 700 years now. Developed by a Chinese Scientist after years of research, many in the far east put a lot of faith in the Chinese Gender Calculator results, many Westerners aren't so s...
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Author:
Leelin Lee
01st February 2010
Often called the Lunar New Year by native Chinese and Taiwanese, the Chinese New Year is the turning of the year, beginning on the first day of the month and finishing on the 15th. A festival that is centuries old and gaining each year in tradition and my...
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Author:
Paul Buchanan
20th January 2010
Time passes day by day, minutes by minutes and seconds by seconds same as with the months and years and the last day of the year that is 31st December is the time to give farewell to the going year and welcoming the new year. 2010 arrived but in some plac...
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goyalchaman
05th January 2010
Prior to their adoption of the Western solar calendar scheme, the Chinese almost exclusively followed their own lunar calendar for determining the times of planting and harvesting and festival holidays. Though people in China today use the Western cale...
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Author:
Owen Jones
14th December 2009
For the Chinese, this 2010 is the Year of the tiger, which effectively starts on the Saturday of February 14. This is the time when millions of overseas Chinese will go back home to their families to spend the holiday and have a wonderful dinner together....
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Author:
goyalchaman
04th December 2009
The Chinese New Year is a fifteen day celebration that falls on a different date each year as it is a combination of lunar and solar movements. It usually falls in the month of January or February. This year marks the 'Year of the Horse'.
The Chinese New...
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Author:
Mukesh Kumar Thakur
04th December 2009
Chinese New Year follows the track of Chinese calendar and the people of China give it a hearty welcome in the cheerful season of spring. And therefore, the entire month of February brings in exciting holiday time for all parts of East India. The entire f...
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Author:
Mukesh Kumar Thakur
24th November 2009
The Chinese Lunar New Year which is usually celebrated during the latter part of January up until mid February is the most significant festival of the Chinese calendar. This vibrant and exciting festival which is also known as the Spring Festival takes pl...
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Author:
Pushpitha Wijesinghe
24th November 2009
What is a Personal Clash Day? Any day where the animal sign of that day clashes with the sign of the year in which you were born is a personal clash day. This is determined by the 12 zodiac signs in the Chinese calendar.
Personal clash days are consid...
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Author:
Henry Fong
20th November 2009
Dragon boating isn't something that a lot of people in the United States are familiar with. That is, unless you are of Asian descent. Then you probably know exactly what dragon boating is.
A dragon boat is a long, narrow, human powered boat used in...
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Author:
Phillip Conrad
01st June 2009
Some might associate a rat with a discussing rodent. In the States, we refer to someone who tells on someone a rat. Often times we will hear someone use the phrase "she ratted him out" or "he was a rat." This phrase simply means that someone told on someo...
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Author:
Henry Fong
11th May 2009
This Chinese holiday celebrates bounty, family and freedom.
• In old rural China, the Moon Festival is an occasion to give thanks for the bountiful harvest that year.
• Based on legend, it is also a romantic time to celebrate love for family. ...
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Author:
Ray Ritchey
27th April 2009
Chinese New Year food is a big part of any new year celebration. In fact, the food is nothing less than central to the festivities. The Chinese New Year is similar to the Western one, but the differences are key. It is considered to be one of the most imp...
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Author:
Henry Fong
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