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Major Snow dà xuě 大雪 Dec 6th
On December 6th we move into the solar term of 大雪Dàxuě (Chinese), Taisetsu (Japanese) 대설 Daeseol Korean and Đại tuyết (Vietnamese). It is literally translated as major snow and is the 21st solar term. It snows heavily for the first time in the year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, congee, lamb, mutton, pentads, sausages, snow, solar terms, water, weather
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Major Snow dà xuě 大雪 Dec 07
On December 7th we move into the 21st solar term of 大雪 Dàxuě , or Taisetsu in Japanese, 대설 Daeseol in Korean and Đại tuyết in Vietnamese. It is literally translated as major or great snow. It snows heavily for the first time in … Continue reading
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Tagged congee, food, Health, lamb, mutton, oatmeal, pentads, porridge, sausages, snow, solar term, winter, wintersweet
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Spring Showers (Rain Water) yǔ shuǐ 雨水 Feb 19th
Rain Water or Yǔshuǐ, Usui, Usu, or Vũ thủy is the 2nd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 345°. In the western calendar, it usually begins around 18 February … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, cleanse, congee, damp, liver, pentads, rain, solar terms, spring
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La Ba Festival Jan 24th
I love the La Ba festival because I love making the La Ba congee (腊八粥 là bā zhōu), or porridge. It has a very long history, like many things in China. In the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), people did not … Continue reading
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Tagged congee, festival, garlic, La Ba, porridge, recipe, rice, spring festival, sticky rice
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Major Snow dà xuě 大雪 Dec 7th
On December 7th we move into the solar term of 大雪Dàxuě (Chinese), Taisetsu (Japanese) 대설 Daeseol Korean and Đại tuyết (Vietnamese). It is literally translated as major snow and is the 21st solar term. It snows heavily for the first time in the year, in northern … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, congee, lamb, mutton, pentads, sausages, snow, solar terms, water, weather
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Celebrating Chinese New Year (Part 1)
In the west you get New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. You get an overindulgent evening, and a a day of TV football, then back to the regular grind and who knows what fortune in the coming year. With … Continue reading
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Tagged calendar, cleaning, congee, good luck, Jade Emperor, Laba garlic, monkey, Naian Gao, new moon, rice porridge, Stove God
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