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Chinese New Year Feb 16
This year, according to the Chinese almanac is the Year of the Dog. This particular Year of the Dog is the year of the brown earth dog, brown being a color associated with earth. There are a lot of customs … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Celebrations, Food, Joys of Life, Ritual, Seasons
Tagged dumplings, food, God of Wealth, good luck, nectarines, niángāo, noodles, oranges, spring rolls, whole fish
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Xiao Nian – The Kitchen God and His Wife
In order to establish a fresh beginning in the New Year, families must be organized both within their family unit, in their home, and around their yard. Between the La Ba Festival, on the eighth day of the last lunar … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Food, Health, Ritual
Tagged Chinese calendar, cleaning, Jade Emperor, kitchen god, solar terms, spring, spring rolls
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Caturday Thoughts – Major Cold dà hán 大寒 Jan 20
Major cold or dàhán in Chinese, daikan in Japanese, 대한 (daehan) in Korean and đại hàn in Vietnamese is the 24th solar term. During Major Cold as the cold currents from the north move southward, the weather becomes continuously cold. Although modern meteorological observation … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged Chinese calendar, La Ba porridge, pentads, rice cake, sesame straw, snow, solar terms, soup, spring rolls, sticky rice, winter, winter sports
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