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According to the I Ching, nine is a yang number; the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar (or double nine) has extra yang (a traditional Chinese spiritual concept) and is thus an auspicious date. [4] Hence, the day is also called "Double Yang Festival" (重陽節). [5]
In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with Malaysia. Each region has its own holidays on top of this condensed traditional Chinese set. Mainland China and Taiwan observe patriotic holidays, Hong Kong and Macau observe Christian holidays, and Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Malay and Indian ...
The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa
Based on Chinese calendar: 13th day of 5th lunar month Cheng Huang's Birthday 城隍爺誕辰: Based on Chinese calendar: 7th day of 7th lunar month Qixi Festival: 七夕: Based on Chinese calendar: 15th day of 7th lunar month Ghost Festival: 中元節: Based on Chinese calendar: 9th day of 9th lunar month Double Ninth Festival: 重陽節 ...
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A year after Shanghai’s boisterous Halloween celebrations made global headlines, revelers dressed as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and comic book superheroes were escorted away by ...
A young person, dressed as a beggar with a sign denoting a degree in medicine, parades on the street in Shanghai, China, Oct. 30, 2023. Credit - Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Some scholars believe the Heavenly Stems, and the associated ten-day week, are connected to a story from Chinese mythology where ten suns appeared in the sky, whose order comprised a ten-day cycle (旬; xún); the Heavenly Stems are conjectured to be the names for each of these ten suns. [2]