General information: Chinese New Year is also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. Lunar because it s based on a lunisolar calendar (moon phase and solar year) and spring because it s the beginning of Spring. You celebrate the first day of the chinese calendar‚ but basically it s a long chinese holiday starting from the first day until the Lantern Festival on the last day. It is the time to honor deities and ancestors. New year´s days are celebrated as a family affair and a time
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Spring Festival‚ or Lunar New Year‚ is the most important festival in China. On every Lunar New Year’s Eve since 1983‚ the state-run China Central TV (CCTV)‚ the only national TV station in China‚ has held a celebrating gala. This thesis attempts to examine the CCTV Spring Festival Galas as a case study of China’s statist nationalism. The research questions of this thesis are: what techniques and technologies have the CCTV Spring Festival Galas used to construct a Chinese national space? How have
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Our country‚ Malaysia is a truly rich in natural resources and diversified culture makes us unique from other country. The multi-ethnic social construct of different races from Malay or Bumiputras‚ Chinese and Indian are the 3 main prominent races that dominate the society. There are also other ethnic groups called the Orang Asli‚ which means aboriginals of the land. In Sarawak and Sabah‚ the largest aboriginal tribes are the Ibans and Kadarzan. With multi ethnic group living
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Tourism‚ Sun Yat-sen University‚ Wang Weiwei) Abstract: “Diwali”‚ the festival of lights‚ illuminates the darkness of the New Year’s moon‚ and strengthens our close friendships and knowledge‚ with a self-realization. Diwali id celebrated on a nation-wide scale on Amavasya‚ the 15th day of the dark fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashwin‚ which is October/November every year. It symbolizes that age-old culture of India which teaches to vanquish ignorance that subdues humanity and to drive away darkness
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है Malaysia is a multi-racial and multi-cultural melting pot with a cosmopolitan population made up of Malays‚ Chinese‚ Indians and numerous ethnic groups. Here‚ one can experience a wealth of cultural and racial diversity that is both colourful and unique. Situated in the heart of South-East Asia‚ Malaysia enjoys a tropical climate with no natural calamities. It is sunny all year round with occasional rain and temperatures ranging from 28°C to 36°C at night. Lightweight clothing is advised.
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Festival is a traditional festival for all Chinese people; since 1983‚ Chinese families have sat down to wrap dumplings and watch CCTV’s New Year’s Gala on television on Chinese New Year’s Eve. It’s a Chinese New Year’s Eve tradition that nearly every family in China participates in to ring in the New Year. It brings so much happiness to Chinese all around the world in the past twenty years. WHEN: For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year‚ the program begins at 8:00PM and lasts until
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Festival The first day of the first month by the Chinese Lunar Calendar is Spring Festival‚ also known as Chinese New Year; it is the most important traditional holiday in China. Spring Festival dates back to four thousand years ago‚ originated in the Shang Dynasty. The year of 2011 was the Year of the Rabbit; due to my parents went to Bengal for missionary work‚ my uncle who lives in the countryside invited me to his house for Spring Festival this year. I didn’t like the idea at first because the countryside
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Safety and Quality of Traditional Packaging 1) Traditional Chinese Food There are lots of Traditional festivals in Chinese community that can be recognize in the traditional Chinese food on that particular day. Usually‚ many of Chinese foods are intended to respect or celebrate either the gods or divine persons in past history. Among the Chinese traditional foods‚ there are three traditional Chinese foods that using leaves for the packaging which are include Zongzi‚ Nian Goa and Lotus Rice
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My grandmother is a Chinese raised in a Malay family since she was 10 month-old. Even though she was raised by other family‚ her bond with her real parents never break as they would meet up every Chinese New Year to celebrate that day. Till today‚ it has become a tradition for my dad’s family to join my grandmother’s family’s New Year’s Eve Feast as it is a "must" banquet for all the family members to get together. My dad is very close with his cousins although they are Chinese and differ in religious
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superstitious especially among Chinese. If anyone who claims that he or she is not superstitious is either a liar or a fool. A lot of us believe in certain things that do not have logical explanations. This is especially true in this multi-racial country of ours. Each community has its own beliefs. It would be impossible to discuss all of the beliefs of Chinese; therefore I will just touch on some of them. I still remember a few years ago‚ some of my friends and
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