Winter Clothes Festival
The Winter Clothes Festival (寒衣日) falls on the first day of the tenth lunar month. Traditionally, on this day Chinese households burn winter wear for the…
Chinese Culture
The Five Arts Of Chinese Metaphysics
When the topic of Chinese metaphysics is discussed, people often talk about feng shui, face reading, bazi, and maybe palmistry. But these are actually just…
The Chong Yang Festival (Double Ninth)
The Chong Yang festival (重阳节) falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Even though it is not celebrated by all Chinese communities, it has deep…
The Auspicious Nature Of Spring Couplets
For a lot of people, spring couplets or chun lian (春联) are just words written on red paper and pasted around doors like posters. But for the Chinese, they…
The Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival Keeps Up With The Times
The Hungry Ghost Festival or zhong yuan jie (中元节) is one of the main festivals in Chinese culture that makes it’s presence felt in every Chinese…
How Qi Xi Jie Came To Be The Chinese Valentine’s Day
The Qi Xi Jie festival (七夕节), or Qi Qiao Jie (乞巧节), falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, and is also known as the double seven festival.…
Duan Wu Jie Is The Dragon Boat Festival Of Dumpling Snacks
The Duan Wu Jie (端午节), also commonly known as the Dragon Boat Festival, fall on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month. It is sometimes also known as…
Qing Ming Festival Is About Gratitude To Ancestors
The Qing Ming (清明) festival is a day for paying respects and remembering ancestors. It falls on the second of the 24 solar terms, not on a specific day of…
The Various Traditional Practices During Chinese Lunar New Year
The Chinese New Year (CNY) is by far the most celebrated event in the calendar year for Chinese all over the world. So much so that many households start…
4 Stages Of Baby Full Moon Celebration In Chinese Tradition
One of the ancient Chinese customs that is still practiced traditionally today is the celebration of an infant’s life a full month after birth. For…
