Hari Raya Puasa (or Hari Raya Aidil Fitri) falls on the first day of the Muslim month of Syawal and is a joyous occasions for all Muslims. It marks the successful observance of fasting throughout the month of Ramadhan - the tenth month of the Muslim calendar. The celebration is determined by sighting of the new moon. After morning prayers at the mosque followed by visits to the graves of family members to pay respects. Open house or invitation for relatives and friends to come to their house is practiced
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exist. China is one of the most populated countries in the world‚ yet many people do not know of their unique and interesting culture. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan displays the Chinese culture throughout the novel by telling different stories from both Chinese mothers and their American daughters. The destiny of a Chinese person‚ the traditions they have‚ and variety of lifestyles found in the country‚ are only part of what makes up the culture of China. In America‚ horoscopes are often looked at
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Labor Day. It’s the Chinese New Year! This is a time where all worries and sorrows are left behind and the only rule is to be merry and celebrate. Each year represents a different animal of the Chinese Zodiac and this New Year is the year of the horse. Why is the Chinese New Year so awesome? Three reasons: 1) It tells of an amazing origin of the Chinese culture‚ 2) It is when Chinese cooking and cuisine goes all out‚ and 3) We celebrate it with our own style and flare. Chinese New Year one of the
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Chinese Culture Club Xiang Bao Activity- May 30‚ 2014 Hello everyone‚ and thank you for coming today. I start this meeting at ____. Motion. Second. II. Explain activity a. today we are going to be making scented sachets‚ or Xiang Bao in cele bration of the Dragon Boat festival which is on June 2nd. Also‚ for those of you who are I. here for the extra credit‚ you must stay for the entire activity and show Mrs.Hung your finished product before you leave b. So that you are all familiar
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Buddha and go to temple for prayer every 1st and 15th of the month according to the lunar calendar. While Christians are refer to those who believe the existence of Jesus Christ and believe in Him. Christian will go for Sunday worship once a week to worship the God‚ Jesus Christ and learn lesson from His life through the story which is recorded in the Holy Bible. Me‚ as a child being born from a traditional Chinese family‚ is a Buddhist since I am born but somehow‚ I believed in Jesus and got baptized
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Chinese New Year is really just around the corner. The Chinese will definitely be busy running errands to make sure that the Chinese New Year celebration is well prepared. Some may choose to start as early as a month before the celebration which also means the last month in the Lunar Calendar. This way‚ they get to plan things they need to have for the celebration and slowly distributing the tasks among the family members and then carry them out. Since Chinese New Year is the most important celebration
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into being‚ and by and by they are established as folkways‚ or folk customs. In China‚ for instance‚ chopsticks are used at meals‚ which is a Chinese folk custom. Northerners eating jiaozi and southerners eating rice cakes in Chinese New Year Festival‚ all people eating moon-cakes on Mid-Autumn Day and greeting each other with “Have you eaten?” are all Chinese folk customs. Folk customs are shared and practiced by members of a nation in their daily life. There are folk customs governing the daily life
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Taiwan is a subtropical island located about 100 miles east of mainland China. Covering about 13‚892 square miles‚ it is roughly the size of the state of Maryland and the capital city is Taipei‚ which is found at the northern tip of the country on the Tamsui River. The so-called “backbone” of the island is formed by a north-south mountain range‚ the highest peak of which being Yushan at 13‚110 feet. These mountains were the original homeland of the aborigines. With people taking advantage of the
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Chinese ghost festival – A ritual that embodies Buddhist and Chinese values The Ghost festival‚ the second most important festival of the year‚ is an event in which features of Buddhism are most relevant in Chinese culture. The ritual‚ by essence‚ belongs to the living and the dead – it creates a harmony between the two‚ as well as that between the individual‚ society and nature in its performance. Its Chinese term‚ Yu lan pen hui‚ is composed of the foreign word “yu lan” that refers
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thing in common: they’re big and a lot of fun! With so many different cultures‚ religions‚ and reasons to celebrate squeezed into Asia‚ you’ll probably be close to an interesting festival no matter where you travel. Many events are based on lunar calendars and the dates change each year. Use this guide to plan around some of the largest festivals in Asia. 1. Festivals in Thailand • Songkran / Thai Water Festival: April 13 -15. • Loi Krathong and Yi Peng: Usually November. • Phuket Vegetarian Festival:
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