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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.
Christmas gift-bringers in Europe. This is a list of Christmas and winter gift-bringer figures from around the world. The history of mythical or folkloric gift-bringing figures who appear in winter, often at or around the Christmas period, is complex, and in many countries the gift-bringer – and the gift-bringer's date of arrival – has changed over time as native customs have been ...
The couple would lift their glass to "a toast", as is common in Western culture today. In south west France it is customary to serve spit roast wild boar (sanglier in French) as the wedding breakfast, a local delicacy. Some couples choose to serve a croquembouche instead of a wedding cake. This dessert is a pyramid of crème-filled pastry puffs ...
Most people simply buy a cut of fish from the market, but the old tradition was for the lady of the house to keep a live carp in the bathtub for a few days before preparing it for the Christmas meal.
One unique Lunar New Year tradition in Taiwan that has caught the attention of some mainland netizens is the practice of political leaders handing out hóngbāo (紅包) to the public. The President, government officials, and local leaders often distribute red envelopes during public events as a symbolic gesture of goodwill and prosperity for ...
A red envelope, red packet, lai see (Chinese: 利是; Cantonese Yale: laih sih), hongbao or ang pau (traditional Chinese: 紅包; simplified Chinese: 红包; pinyin: hóngbāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-pau) is a gift of money given during holidays or for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, and birthdays. [1]
As of 1990, in the Île-de-France region there were 11,263 Chinese citizens and 2,564 former Chinese citizens naturalized as French, making a combined total of 13,827. During that year, there were 248 Taiwanese citizens in the region and 80 former Taiwanese naturalized as French, making a combined total of 328.
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