Japanese New Year

Chinese mythology has four divine creatures. The Kylin is one of them. The others are the phoenix, turtle, and the dragon. The Kylin is considered to be a very important animal in ancient times. The only creature regarded more by the Chinese people is the dragon. There are many legends about emperors and the Kylin. It is thought that the Kylin would convey the will of Heaven and was able to dictate the success and fall of a dynasty. The common people believed the Kylin brought them their children

most popular festivals throughout the world. It is celebrated on the Amavasya day, that is the 15th day of the Kartik month. Kartik is the month according to the Hindu calendar that falls in October/November according to the English calendar every year Diwali festival is celebrated as the festival of lights. Throughout the world, Diwali festival is celebrated by Indians with extreme zeal and fervour. Navratri festival is the joyous way of worshipping Goddess Durga. The festival is celebrated

from the ancient time-counting method in China when the Chinese people ate dumplings stuffed with meat and vegetables at the junction of the end of the old year and the beginning of the New Year. Now, how did our Dumplings ever get from ancient Northern China to your plate? • It is said that the earliest Dumplings were eaten more than 1800 years ago • 200 A.D.: the “Medicine Saint” Zhang Zhongjing believed he could warm the body, promote blood flow, and thaw ears by feeding his patients mutton, chili

In a sense, Chinese is a very old language, the earliest characters was nearly 4000 years ago. Chinese characters evolved into different writing forms in its long development history, such as the seal character, official script, regular script and running script. China 's earliest writing was pictographic, the aesthetic of calligraphy was based on pictographic， gradually developed to structure and outline. The main form of expression in calligraphy includes true, line, seal, scribe and regular

Like many ancient traditions, the origins of Chinese New Year are rooted in legend. The ancient legend of this holiday says that thousands of years ago, an evil monster named Nian, roughly translated as "year", would come and kill villagers, their children, and destroy the village (Chinese New Year). One year an old man came to the town and he set up red papers and firecrackers in an attempt to get revenge on the Nian, his actions scared the Nian away and spared the town from destruction. From this

ECFS 200Childhood Reflection Assignment I grew up in a small town in Eastern Washington close to the Idaho border. Being the first born, I spent my childhood years mostly at home and at my parents’ restaurant. I pretty much grew up in the restaurant; the employees that have been there since the beginning are basically my second family. I would spend most of my time in the restaurant while my parents worked, doing math problems or napping in the back office. Occasionally, I would be babysat by a friend

"bad" child, soiled by her mother's bad name, she is looked down on. When she became the right age, the family gave her to the family of Wen Fu, who was to become her new husband. At first, Wen Fu was loving and gentle. But as time went on, he became increasingly aggressive with Winnie. The first example of this is shortly after their new union, when they are in bed together. Winnie tells Pearl that Wen Fu was "kissing my nose, my cheeks and shoulders, telling me how beautiful I was, how happy I made

The reader is introduced to Jing-Mei, her daughter, struggling to replace her mother in her spot at the mahjong table, as she died two months prior. In 1949, Suyuan Woo and her husband, Canning, left for America in effort for a better life-- two years before the birth of Jing-Mei. There, she joined a Chinese baptist church where she met the other core members of The (rendition of) Joy Luck Club: the Hsus, the Jongs, and the St. Clairs. Suyuan and Jing-Mei Woo, despite how well they get along, run

known as “divinely inspired,” as it is the only culture in the world to have history of 5,000 years. Chinese’s culture left behind countless literary classics, historical documents, cultural relics, and national records which is very important to Chinese people for is represent the identity of ourselves who we are and where we come from. Chinese culture can said it was begun with the Yellow Emperor, 5,000 years ago. The emperor himself

In Vietnamese culture, during every Chinese New Year, families and neighbors gather in celebration of a safely past year. In addition, there is something called the “Lion Dance” often held at a temple because it is a sacred practice. This dance is very important to our culture since it is said to bring good luck and safe passage of the following year. This has been a practice in Vietnamese culture since the ancient times. Those who are chosen to be this dance would have dressed up in a costume of