Chinese Festivals

Haiku – Mooncake Festival

Photo from Google Search Bright moon on the rise Children celebrate in glee Lanterns everywhere.

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Happy Oxspicious ‘Niu’ Year

Happy 'Niu' Year

Today is the first day of the Year of the Metal Ox. As we welcome this ‘牛’ (New) Year, we must bear in mind that the ox is a strong hardworking animal. The ox denotes hardwork, loyalty, honesty and trustworthiness. These are the ox’s good attributes we should emulate as we leave behind a very difficult 2020 and look ahead to face any new challenge ...

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Happy Li Chun 2021!

Li Chun 2021

Today is Li Chun (立春), the first festival of the Chinese solar year. Li Chun means the beginning of Spring and it is a time when we all look forward to a fresh revitalised beginning. Among the older Chinese generation, today is a very significant day. Many hold the belief that depositing money into the banks during Li Chun symbolises ...

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Happy New Year, Folks!

Happy New Year!

It’s the Year of the Pig Chinese New Year is a time for celebrating it big It’s a festival of joy and celebration Family reunion is cause for jubilation.   Everyone strives to make it home for reunion dinner on New Year Eve Bringing home all sorts of goodies as gifts As the clock strikes midnight Fireworks light up the ...

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Year Of The Dragon 2012 – Long Nian Da Ji

The Year of the Dragon will begin on January 23, about 74 hours from now. The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal signs.  The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend and is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness. Chinese New Year is the longest and the most important ...

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