Randy W Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 from CGTN on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=714074745975333 Quote Lanterns have been lit up across China in celebration of the Chinese New Year on February 12. Molten iron splash performance and various lanterns along the streets in scenic spots amazed tourists from all over the country. Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 from CGTN on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=276802720473778 Quote Lightshow at Burj Khalifa to celebrate Chinese New Year in UAE A lightshow was staged on Dubai's Burj Khalifa, a tower as the world's highest building, to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The show combined 8K ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolution technology with 3D effects and featured various Chinese cultural symbols such as Peking opera and silk. Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 from iChongqing on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1981184852029862 Quote The 2021 New Year light show started in the Jinshan area of Cuntan International New City in Liangjiang New Area and the 16-kilometer Golden Bay Park along the Jialing River. During the Spring Festival, the show will light up on every night at 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30, which allows tourists and locals to check in. #lightshow #3d #Chongqing #Chinesenewyear Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 China's Lantern Festival 2021: Traditions, Activities, Places To Go Quote Lantern Festival Facts Popular Chinese name: 元宵节 Yuánxiāojié /ywen-sshyaoww jyeah/ 'first night festival' Alternative Chinese name: 上元节 Shàngyuánjié /shung-ywen-jyeah/ 'first first festival' Date: Lunar calendar month 1 day 15 (Feburary 26, 2021) Importance: ends the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) Celebrations: enjoying lanterns, lantern riddles, eating tangyuan a.k.a. yuanxiao (ball dumplings in soup), lion dances, dragon dances, etc. History: about 2,000 years Greeting: Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵节快乐！Yuánxiāojié kuàilè! /ywen-sshyaoww-jyeah kwhy-luh/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 2022 - Today is Laba festival, Spring Festival is near..... When the Laba festival arrives, the Spring festival is not far behind. In Nanning's Shanghai road, local people are shopping couplets and snacks for the Chinese new year.#laba #SpringFestival #travelphotography from Discover Guangxi China on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverGuangxi/posts/460010848904950 Wikipedia said: Laba Festival (Chinese: 臘八節) is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the La Month (or Layue 臘月), the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar. It is customary on this day to eat Laba Congee. The Laba Festival had not been on a fixed day until the Southern and Northern dynasties, when it was influenced by Buddhism and got a fixed time on the eighth day of twelfth month, which was also the enlightenment day of the Buddha. Therefore, many customs of the Laba Festival are related to Buddhism. It corresponds directly to the Japanese Rohatsu and the South Asian Bodhi Day. I found this definition of 臘 là in my Plecodict - VERY far down the list. PlecoDict said: 臈/臘〔腊〕 là laap6 NOUN 1 ancient sacrifice which took place each (lunar) year shortly after the winter solstice 2 the twelfth lunar month 臘盡冬殘。 Làjìndōngcán. The year is drawing to a close. 3 cured (meat, fish, etc., generally done in the twelfth lunar month); preserved by air-drying or smoking 4 (Là)a surname OLD VARIANT OF 腊〔臘〕 là {laap6} 1 12th lunar month 2 preserved (meat, fish etc) So 臘八 Làbā simply means 12th month 8th day of the lunar calendar Edited January 10, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Lay's potato chips Chinese New Year edition 🐯 #shenzheneat #foodies #munchies #cny from Shenzhen Pages on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shenzhenpages/posts/1509387699445864 Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) "Little New Year" 迎小年 Yíng xiǎo nián or Welcome the New Year - Jan. 25, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/lang.isa.39/posts/324979892971534 Edited January 25, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 The most eye-catching Chinese new year tradition. Follow Hannah to search for traditional door scrolls to welcome the new year. Those are on every door all over China with unique handwritten wishes for the new year + the new year's zodiac animal in the middle.#newyear2022 #springfestival #culture from Discover Guangxi China on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverGuangxi/posts/471388357767199 Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 "Gung Haggis Fat Choy" may be the only celebration that combines both traditional Robert Burns Night festivities, including bagpiping, with a celebration of the Chinese New Year. from the Smithsonian Magazine on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smithsonianmagazine/posts/10158911478178253 Gung Haggis Fat Choy: This Canadian Celebration Combines Robert Burns Night and Chinese New Year Started by “Toddish McWong” in 1998, the annual dinner has grown and grown Kat Eschner January 25, 2017 Quote The phrase “Gung Haggis Fat Choy” combines two cultural traditions. Gung Hay Fat Choy is “happy new year!” in Cantonese, while haggis is a traditional (perhaps the traditional) Scottish recipe, traditionally associated with Robert Burns because of his “Address to a Haggis.” It started with an accident of timing, writes Sarah Hampson for The Globe and Mail. Or more accurately, it started in 1993, five years before the first "Gung Haggis Fat Choy" dinner was held, when Wong was a student at Simon Fraser University. He agreed to help out with that year’s Robert Burns dinner, telling Hampson, “I thought it was this weird ethnic tradition.” Wong wore a kilt and carried traditional Scottish accessories. “There was a lonely piper. And the haggis tasted really weird,” he told Hampson. “So I decided I would have some fun with it. I called myself Toddish McWong and thought it would make a good statement about multiculturalism.” The name stuck, and Wong, or McWong, a fifth-generation Canadian of Chinese heritage, saw an opportunity in 1998, when Robert Burns's birthday was only two days away from Chinese New Year. Wong told Hampson that he went to the library and researched Robert Burns dinners, and invited friends of Scottish and Chinese descent. After that year, they moved the dinner to a restaurant because it was so much work. The event has become a popular part of celebrations for some, with Vancouver’s mayor even stopping by in 2015 and attendance nearing 400. Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Wishing a Very, Happy Chinese New Year 2022, ~ Year of the Tiger 🐯, from all over the World 1 Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hannah's English language scrolls Happy 🐯 tiger year! It’s a tradition to put on spring scrolls.This year Hannah make the English spring scrolls.The old year leaves amidst the falling snow.The new spring comes with the shining snow.Best wishes to everyone. #RinginginNewYearTogether #newyeareve from Discover Guangxi China on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverGuangxi/posts/472840734288628 Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 The poetic dance, "The Painting Journey – The Legend of a Panorama of Mountains and Rivers," highlights the aesthetics of traditional Chinese painting. #ChineseNewYear #2022SpringFestivalGala CCTV posted a video to playlist 2022 Spring Festival Gala. https://www.facebook.com/cctvcom/posts/10160265623389759 Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 China ushers in Year of the Tiger with lights, parades and traditional Lunar New Year celebrations from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/5193801000632126/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 1:07 AM, Randy W said: The poetic dance, "The Painting Journey – The Legend of a Panorama of Mountains and Rivers," highlights the aesthetics of traditional Chinese painting. #ChineseNewYear #2022SpringFestivalGala CCTV posted a video to playlist 2022 Spring Festival Gala. https://www.facebook.com/cctvcom/posts/10160265623389759 The Painting Journey: Behind the scenes of China’s Spring Festival gala poetic dance hit Combining dance with traditional Chinese painting, “The Painting Journey - The Legend of a Panorama of Mountains and Rivers” gained acclaim after it was performed at the yearly Spring Festival gala. Read the full report: https://sc.mp/8yqa from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/1006806390046688/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Dance 'Golden Mask' tells a romantic story "Sleeping for thousands of years, waking up to shock the world." The largest bronze mask #unearthed from the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan met the public at Monday's #SpringFestivalGala. Inspired by the cultural relics discovered at Sanxingdui, the dance 'Golden Mask' tells a romantic story with the help of CG and other cinematic technics. #YearofTiger from ChinaPlusCulture on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusnews/videos/320500566679678/ Link to comment
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