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in the SCMP Why China doesn’t really celebrate Lunar New Year Sun Kwok says the traditional annual cycle in China represents a mixed solar and lunar calendar devised to help farmers plan ahead, and its origins make the term ‘Chinese New Year’ most apt for the festival An ongoing topic - click here for Most Recent Post
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These posts are updated for 2023 and 2024 (in progress) See 2023 - https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/2023 - or - 2024 - https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/2024 click on the calendar (or download) for a larger image
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2022/23 Schedule of Chinese Holidays, and those followed by the Consulate, below - ignore the dates on the posts - they ARE up to date for 2022 and 2023 Nov. 12 - 2024 in progress. The consulate has not yet released its 2024 schedule
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from Beautiful Guangxi on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/508311242633317/posts/1356769547787478/ although some sources show it as 7/14 (Friday), others show 7/15 (Saturday) on the Chinese Lunar calendar Beautiful Guangxi added 5 new photos — feeling fantastic at 中国南宁 Nanning, Guangxi, China. 5 hrs ·
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the Double Ninth Festival - from the SCMP 重阳节 Chóngyáng jié Hill fires and a mythical swordsman: Chung Yeung Festival in Hong Kong explained Often confused with Ching Ming Festival, event also known as Double Ninth Festival involves grave-sweeping practices but centres on longevity and the celebration of a legend
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Hello, Did you all remember Chinese Valentine's Day? I almost missed it. http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/chinas-valentines-day-dims-future-for-fireflies/ar-BBlW8Pp https://uk.news.yahoo.com/chinas-valentines-day-dims-future-fireflies-163113338.html http://wap.chinadaily.com.cn/2015-08/18/content_21636684.htm The above links will take you to a story about Qixi. Danb
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An ongoing topic - click here for Most Recent Post in the SCMP AND NY Times Singles Day sale beats spectre of 2014 by delivering record US$10bn for Alibaba, after arch bachelor James Bond launches event Online shopping promotion delivers for Jack Ma's Alibaba Singles Day in China Draws New Suitors: Foreign Sellers
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One way, anyway - from the Shanghaiist LOOK: Half-naked college couples make beautiful zongzi together
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from CGTN Chinese People's Police Day: A due salute to the police
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Happy Human's Day, y'all! (Lunar month 1, day 7) China's version of the Adam and Eve, and Great Flood stories https://www.facebook.com/24100187963/posts/10158964221147964/ from Mythopedia Nüwa (女媧)
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Double Seventh Day - China's Valentine's Day
Greg.D. posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion
An ongoing topic -- click here for Most Recent Post https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/double-seventh-festival.htm The Double Seventh Festival (Qixi Festival) is one of Chinese traditional festivals, and also known as a Chinese Valentine's Day. It's based on a romantic legend about a weaver girl and an ox herd. It falls on the 7th day of the 7th Chinese lunar month. In 2017 that's August 28 (Monday). There is no public holiday. Ignore at your own risk -
in the Shanghaiist Manager informs workers they'll get their paychecks after Singles' Day is over, to ensure they don't blow it all http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/alexlinder/singles_day_paycheck.jpg
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See China Holiday schedule in the Middle Kingdom forum. The Consulate schedule is included in this topic. Both U.S. and China Holidays are observed by the Consulate, although the Chinese "work day" rescheduling is not.
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The plane tickets are bought and the hotel is booked... we're going to - you guessed it - a place that features what my girl likes best: seafood. Tourist trap China vicinity of Xiamen. Flying into the 9th largest airport in the PRC, the international hub at Xiamen, we will proceed to dally on the island and shore of Southern China. What to do there? Well there are some things but I have to admit that this kind of trip is not exactly my dream destination. But museums, aquarium, historic spots, shopping and eating streets, plus the inevitable night cruises will fill our six day jaunt and surely empty our thin pockets. It is a honeymoon of sorts. I'll take one for the team and scheme how to get a nature trip in another time. Meanwhile I read up on some stuff to see there. Has anyone else hit this spot?
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Surprise your better half this Saturday. August 2 is Chinese Valentine's Day. -
It's Chinese Valentine's Day! Aka Qixi festival or Magpie festival. This happens every year on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar. link below tells you the legend of the cow herder (niulang 牛郎) and weaver girl (zhinu 女). http://e.ntd.tv/13QuN5B
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My SO told me that tomorrow will start a 3 day festival of Dragon Boats. It is an Ancient ritual to ward off summertime diseases and plagues.
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The link was posted earlier this year to beautiful and natural China. Well we have decided to start with the Li River and sights near Guilin on our Spring Festival holiday trip... don't forget the back of that 20RMB note: http://images.travelpod.com/users/loisal99/1.1262202213.li-river-on-back-of-20-rmb-note.jpg Has anyone been there? Any tips?
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Silly me, I scheduled my next trip to China during Spring Festival thinking that it would be a great time to get to know Hong's family better. I should have checked with her first (I'm a slow learner I guess) because she tells me that spending time with her family during Spring Festival would not be a good idea as she is afraid that I would be subject to attempts to make me appear foolish. Now we need to find a place where we can spend time together and be some distance from her family (Note to self; ALWAYS check with Hong first on any matters concerning family or China). So I'm looking to my fellow CFLer's for advice on where to go! I'm thinking someplace warm, but any place where we can be together and have a few sights to visit and not be freezing or wading through knee deep snow would do. Keep in mind that it will be Spring Festival. We want to avoid massive crowds as much is possible during that time so we can enjoy our limited time together. Thanks
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Hope you all have a good holiday!
