Experiencing Chinese New Year‚ Age 18‚ Far Away from Home Haoyuan Liu 1/30/2013 ENG1010-021 Summary: I experienced the Chinese New Year without my family‚ far away from home. When I was 18 years old‚ I left my hometown in China‚ Chengdu‚ and came to America to study. I have been gone 14 long months. Have you ever been badly homesick? Have you ever felt lonely? Admittedly‚ I do have such feelings since then. I miss my home. Curiously‚ I find that handwriting letters can help me stay in touch
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Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is celebrated throughout China and is also known as The Spring Festival. It goes for fifteen days and the preparations start even before the old year has come to an end. The people prepare by cleaning up‚ buying gifts and cooking festival food. Chinese New Year according to an ancient legend was started like this: People were once tormented by a beast called a Nian - a ferocious creature with an extremely large mouth‚ capable of swallowing several people in a
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Ngan Do Eva Fraga November 15‚ 2012 Compare and Contrast New Year Eve in Different Countries Wouldn’t it be fun to travel around the world and celebrate the New Year all year long? All over the world‚ people celebrate the New Year; This is one of the oldest of all holidays. Most New Year celebrations focus on family and friends‚ food and traditions‚ but not all of the celebrations take place on the same day or in the same way! Because people in different parts of the world
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TripsWhy usCommunityContact us Home China Tours City Tours Create My Trip Ideas Yangtze Cruises China Guide Home China Guide Chinese Culture Chinese New Year Food Chinese New Year Food Chinese New Year Food Chinese New Year Foods are very important to Chinese people. All family members come together to eat at this time. Chinese New Year foods are not only delicious but it is traditional to eat certain foods over this festival. Chinese Dumplings‚ Fish‚ Spring Rolls‚ Nian Gao are usually seen
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comparing New Year celebrations around the world. Write your answers on this document‚ save it‚ and drop it in Moodle today no later than 10pm. 1. Which country originally celebrated the New Year as All Hollows Eve in October and what holiday has this come to be known? How do you say “Happy New Year” in Gaelic? –Irish; Halloween; Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit 2. On which day of the year do Muslims celebrate the New Year and why is it done this way? How do you say “Happy New Year” in Arabic
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New Year Holiday between the United States and Vietnam New Years is an exciting holiday in many countries. It marks a new period of time with the pure and pristine beginning for individuals. Every country has a unique cultural celebration and specific traditions depending on where you live. However‚ there is a big difference between how Asian people and Western people celebrate New Year. The three most noticeable differences are in the preparation‚ travel and length of the holiday will be
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your tour guide for the next three days. Before we get to the centre of the city‚ I want to tell you a bit about our three-day trip. As you all know today is the 13th of April At this very moment‚ all the provinces around the country are ready to celebrate the Songkran festival. The Songkran Festival [sǒŋ.krāːn]‚ is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year’s Day from 13 to 15 April. Origin: (Songkran has traditionally been celebrated as the New Year for many centuries‚ and is believed
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Before New Year’s Eve‚ everyone is busy with preparatory work such as cleaning houses‚ cooking traditional foods as well as buying new clothes. Step into the New Year’s Day‚ it is entitled to great things. Particularly‚ parents take children to visit ancestors and relatives with warm and wonderful wishes. From my point of view‚ the short period of time is the most comfortable and the funniest time of a year. In my hometown‚ the local government has prepared many exciting and entertaining activities
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CONTENT I)Chinese New year 1)Introduction 2)The Chinese Calendar 3)History 4)Sequences of Festivies -Preceding days - New year’s eve -1st -15th day. -Cuisine. 5)Main Customs. 6)Seen as a public Holiday 7)Evolution II)Taiwanese Tea 1)Introduction 2)Historical Background 3)Taiwanese tea culture -Teaism -Teaware -Ceremony 4)Bubble tea 5)Tea approach and conclusion I)Chinese New Year 1)Introduction
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Chinese New Year? Is it Real or Fake? This year’s Chinese New Year is going to be on: 2013 | 2013-02-10 | Snake (2013-02-10—2014-01-31) | | | | Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is also known as the Spring Festival‚ the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year’s Day itself‚ the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar‚ to the Lantern
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