Last week it was hot – shorts-weather. This week? I’m wearing a toque and long-johns. There’s no insulation in south China homes – plain cement walls.
Tag: spring festival
Lantern Festival wraps up Chinese Lunar New Year
The Chinese Lantern Festival will be celebrated February 28, ending Chinese Lunar New Year. The 15-day long Spring Festival will draw to a close.
A Chinese New Year visit with Island
My honorary daughter came to visit last weekend, a rare occurrence. I can thank the school break for Chinese New Year.
After the firecrackers
The remnants of firecrackers, in small Hunan, China village, on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year. The new year is called Spring Festival.
Chinese Zodiac Animals and Chinese New Year
As the Year of the Rat ends and the Year of the Ox begins do you wonder: Why is there a rat, a creature abhorred by most of civilization, in the Chinese zodiac?
Chinese New Year: A Monster, Fireworks, and Red
Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival as it is called in China, is based upon a fierce monster, fireworks, and the color red.
The Ox Approaches: Chinese New Year starts January 26
January 26 will see the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival as it is called in China.
Chinese New Year: Bye-bye pig, Hello rat
As the Year of the Golden Pig draws to a close I thought some photos of the celebrations that kicked off the year would be in order.
Chinese New Year Photo: Bang
Fireworks and firecrackers are an important (and fun) part of Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year.