What is the Dragon Boat Festival?
Noteworthy Dates in the Chinese Calendar – May 2022 Edition
May is a joyful time as warm weather hits the capital and we get a 5-day holiday for Labour Day, which also encompasses Youth Day and the seventh solar term.
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Noteworthy Dates in the Chinese Calendar – April 2022 Edition
April 5th marks Tomb Sweeping Day in China, a day to both honour ancestors and celebrate the arrival of spring. But this is only one of the festivals that happen in China in April, which corresponds to the third lunar month of the Chinese calendar. What other festivals are coming up this month?
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China’s Luckiest Character: 福 – 2022 Edition!
At Spring Festival there are many ways to decorate, but one of the most common is to paste the character ‘fu’, 福, on doors and windows. There is evidence that this custom dates back to the Song dynasty (AD 960 – 1279).
福 is pronounced fú and means ‘blessings’. It is traditionally handwritten in black or gold ink by itself on square red paper, with the corners pointing in the directions of the compass, and it is hung up facing outwards to keep bad luck away and bring good luck to the home. It is often hung with other decorations, such as couplets and red lanterns.
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Celebrate Spring Festival with Cultural Keys!
Chinese people around the world are preparing for the lunar new year, also known in Chinese as Spring Festival 春节 Chūnjié – the Year of the Tiger, which falls on February 1st. Not sure how to celebrate? Join us at Cultural Keys to experience the holiday in a new way!
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