CHINEESE NEW YEAR Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the New Year is called the Lantern Festival‚ which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few
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From Chinese Cinderella Growing up in a wealthy family in 1950s Hong Kong‚ Adeline Yen Mah should have had an enviable childhood‚ but she was rejected by her dominating stepmother and despised by her brothers and sisters. She was sent to a boarding school and left there. In this extract from her autobiography she relates one of the few occasions when she went home. Time went by relentlessly and it was Saturday again. Eight weeks more and it would be the end of term … in my case perhaps the end of
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FROM CHINESE CINDERELLA Adeline Yen Mah’s ‘Chinese Cinderella’ is the story of pain‚ rejection and triumph. Mental pain‚ contempt and cruelty were the harsh realities of her life. But the will to succeed and win recognition proved to be powerful motivating factors. The subtext is based in the years 1940-1950 and on memoirs of Adeline’s childhood. This extract is based on one of the few occasions when she went home. The title has a dreamy fairy tale like tone. It is used in an ironic manner and appropriately
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Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people. It is often referred to as the spring festival because it signals the beginning of spring. It is a time when families and friends get together to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. It originally lasted for 15 days‚ but now only lasts for 5 to 7 days. The exact origin of this Chinese New Year holiday is too old to be traced‚ but many explanations still exist. One idea is that the holiday originated when a beast named
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The Fates and The Furies In Greek mythology‚ the number three is significant. Both the Fates and Furies are included in the list of Greek Triads (Hansen‚ "triads in classical mythology”). These are groups which all consist of three deities. The Fates are goddesses of destiny and consist of the sisters: Clotho‚ Lachesis‚ and Atropos. They are also commonly imagined as weavers‚ whereas they are referred to as Spinner‚ Allotter‚ and Unbending. In modern Greek society‚ they are sometimes called “the
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What is Roman mythology? What is the culture like? What do they do in their life style? Roman culture was discovered in early times they are neighbors to the Greeks and Etruscans. They have numerous gods and goddesses in which they believe in the many fables about how they helped or what they did for the roman people. They had a religion of their own which they did not believe in only one but a mixture of rituals‚ superstitions‚ and traditions which multiplied over the years from many people. Roman
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ARECLS‚ 2008‚ Vol.5‚ 105-135. THE INFLUENCE OF CHINESE CORE CULTURAL VALUES ON THE COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOUR OF OVERSEAS CHINESE STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH ABDUSALAM ABUBAKER Abstract This study is based on three dimensions of Hofstede’s framework‚ which are power distance‚ masculinity versus femininity‚ and uncertainty avoidance. Hofstede (1980) considers the Chinese culture to be characterized by high power distance‚ medium masculinity and weak uncertainty avoidance. For this reason
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There are 12 main Olympian in the Greek Mythology‚ there is Zeus‚ Ares‚ Hephaestus‚ Hermes‚ Athena‚ and many more. In the article “Ares” by Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚ Ares was the god of war and he was called Mars by the Romans. In another article By Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia “Hephaestus”‚ it states that Hephaestus was the god of craftsmen and was called by the Romans Vulcan. “Hermes” and “Athena”‚ both by Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia state that Hermes was the god of travelers‚
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Mythology has influenced many stories throughout time‚ the stories have always had a hidden meaning behind them. A psychological analysis of the archetypal lovers Pyramus and Thisbe and Romeo and Juliet‚ reveals a cautionary tale about the consequences of poor communication and mistaken assumptions on conclusions‚ and judgment that limit possibilities still today. The myth of Pyramus and Thisbe is one of the many that has a hidden meaning behind it. Pyramus and Thisbe were young lovers who were
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Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and
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