LION DANCE THE HISTORY EARLY BELIEF According to traditional Chinese belief‚ the lion signifies courage‚ stability and superiority. The lion’s dance is performed to chase away ghosts and evil spirits. This is derived from folklore about a monster called Nian. This lion-like monster eats human-flesh for living and hunts for food in a village near the mountain. One day‚ the villagers decided to chase the monster away by throwing firecrackers and playing loud music. To come to their surprise‚ it
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What are the differences in accent between the people of your hometown and Beijing? 11. What is people’s favorite food in your region? 12. How do you make dumplings? 13. What do you do during the Spring Festival? 14. Why is the Spring Festival so important to Chinese people? 15. Can you describe one of the main festivals celebrated in your country? 16. Tell me something about the Lantern Festival. 17. Tell me something about the Qing Ming Festival. 18. Tell me something about the customs of your country
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My Father My father is a tall man with a pair of glasses. Everyone says he is a kind-hearted man. He often helps his neighbor and some strangers whom he doesn’t know at all. He has really done a lot for others. I don’t like him to do so because I think it has taken him too much time. When I discourage him‚ he always says with a smile‚ “The world needs warm hearts.” My father loves his family‚ and loves his work even better. In the company‚ he is
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is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. Among thousands of them‚ Lunar New Year (or Tet) stands the first in the list - it is a sacred festival of every Vietnamese. Extracts below are major events which we have gathered and edited notably. Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) Tet falls on a time when the old year is over and the New Year comes by lunar calendar. This is also the time when the cycle of the universe finishes:
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people. It’s the start of a new year and the Vietnamese feel that having a good start is essential to having a good year.These are funny and happy days that people prepare and welcome the new year together. In addition‚ it is a wonderful occasion for Vietnamese families to reunite and remember their ancestors. 4. In what way do people celebrate the festival? Most people start to clean and decorate their houses from top to bottom a week or two before the Lunar New Year . It is a common belief that
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many holidays. But Vietnamese New Year is the biggest traditional holiday of the year. It is the first and last moments of a year and it’s a time for families to gather all together on New Year Eve with the firecrackers‚ special food. This also is the opportunity for students like me to meet old friends after one year abroad‚ to embrace of lovers after a long year of waiting. I was born in Vietnam and lived there about 26 years‚ so I never forget Vietnamese New Year over there. When I see the last
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was too busy to reply your letter. Now I have more free time because Tet Holiday is only a week away. Tet Holiday is our traditional festival‚ which is also known as Lunar New Year. It comes later than your New Year in Britain‚ around the end of January and the begin of February. Since Tet is our biggest holiday of the year‚ there are many special activities on this occasion. We clean and decorate our house with peach flowers to welcome guests visiting us because relatives ands friends usually come
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It is the Vietnamese New Year‚ marking the arrival of spring based on the Lunar Calendar. Tet is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar (around late January and early February) until at least the third day. The most typical feature of Tet is the preparation in each family. Every family redecorate their house with new painting‚ buying new outfits‚ welcoming their relatives to come back home. People mainly buy pictures‚ parallel sentences‚ new clothes‚ flowers and
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Peter Vo ENGL 0374/4001 March 15‚ 2015 Final Draft Tet in Vietnam “Fat meat‚ pickled onions‚ red parallel sentences New Year pole‚ strings of firecrackers‚ green Chung cake.” These are two pairs of well-known parallel sentences that talk about Tet‚ an important holiday which is Lunar New Year in Vietnam. Tet is a most authentic holiday in Vietnam; therefore‚ people spend at least seven days to celebrate. There are so many activities and preparation that Vietnamese people do before‚ during and after
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qualities. By the way‚ there’s still a lot of people who want to remain these traditions. My family is a great example for this. One of my family’s important traditions is that everyone have to reunite annually on Tet holiday. It is also calles Lunar New Year but I prefer call it Tet holiday. This is the most important celebration for every Vietnamese people. Tet holiday often lasts two weeks‚ from late January to early February. That’s a wonderful opportunity for family members who live far apart to
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