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Taiwanese people are known to exchange gifts amongst one another on many occasions as a sign of respect and good faith. And as such, it is essential for them to understand the taboos and superstitions behind several gift giving traditions so that they do not unintentionally disrespect the other party.
The cultural center was opened on 27 November 2017 in a ceremony attended by Japanese representative to Taiwan, Mikio Numata and head of Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, Chiou I-jen. In his opening remark, Chiou hoped that the center would continue promoting exchanges to boost the understanding of Taiwanese people on Japanese culture. [1]
Between the 1960s and the 1980s Taiwan's culture was described by its media as the contrast between Taiwan (Free China) and China (Communist China), often drawing from the official tropes of Taiwan as a bastion of traditional Chinese culture, which had preserved "true" Chinese values against the "false" Chinese values of post Communist China.
In Japan, holiday-goers do not send postcards. Instead, the tradition in Japan is for a holiday goer to bring back a souvenir, often edible (see "Gifts and gift-giving"). However, New Year's greeting postcards, or nengajō (年賀状), are a tradition similar to Christmas cards in the West.
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
The cultural center was originally opened as Taipei Cultural Center on 21 April 2010 at Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan. [1] On 12 June 2015, the relocation and opening ceremony was held to welcome the center in its new location at Toranomon Hills building as Taiwan Cultural Center .
In Korean culture, bojagi are sometimes used for gift wrapping. A yedanbo is a ceremonial gift bojagi used to wrap wedding gifts from the bride's family to the members of the groom's. [6] In Vietnamese culture, gift wrapping is an integral part of the gift-giving tradition.
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