Sep 29, 2012 | Chinese Festivals
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. It occurs on the 15th of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year it falls on September 30th. Family and friends get together for dinner, followed by...Apr 3, 2012 | Chinese Festivals
The Qingming Fetival is a traditional Chinese festival, which falls around the 5th day of April. This year it falls on April 4th. It is time to visit and sweep graves of the departed ones and pay respect. Normally food, candies, fruits are brought to the graves....Feb 6, 2012 | Chinese Festivals
Today is Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year, also known as Yuanxiao Festival. Yuanxiao is glutinous rice ball and eaten on this day. The round shape of rice ball symbolizes family union, and bright lanterns are for...Jan 19, 2012 | Chinese Festivals
January 23, 2012 is Chinese New Year’s day. Needless to say, Chinese New Year is the most important holiday to Chinese people, also known as Spring Festival. Dragon is in the fifth position in Chinese Zodiac, and actually the only fictional animal. Chinese...Dec 22, 2011 | Chinese Festivals
Today is winter solstice, also known as midwinter (in Chinese, Dong Zhi). It falls on December 21 or December 22 on the Gregorian calendar. It is the shortest day but the longest night of the year. In China, people celebrate and believe that days will be longer going...
