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[30] The Thai zodiac includes a nāga in place of the Dragon [ 31 ] and begins, not at the Chinese New Year , but either on the first day of the fifth month in the Thai lunar calendar , or during the Songkran New Year festival (now celebrated every 13–15 April), depending on the purpose of the use. [ 32 ]
Casta painting, De Chino e India, Genízara. Francisco Clapera, 18th century Mexico. Chino (fem. china) was a casta term used in colonial Mexico to refer to people of mixed ancestry. In the eighteenth century, individuals of mixed Amerindian and African ancestry came to be called chinos. [1]
Daniel Herrera Bates (3 January 1903 – 29 September 1983), better known as Chino Herrera, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He performed for radio, television, film and theater in Mexico for over 60 years.
Los signos del zodiaco is a 1963 Mexican drama film directed by Sergio Véjar. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. [1] Cast
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Zodiac dragon. The dragon (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng; Jyutping: lung; Cantonese Yale: lùhng) is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
The common pipistrelle weighs only 3.5 to 8.5 g (0.12 to 0.30 oz) and has a wingspan ranging of 18 to 25 cm (7.1 to 9.8 in). Other pipistrelles found in China include the least pipistrelle , Kelaart's , Mount Popa , Savi's , chocolate black-gilded and the Chinese pipistrelle .
Spanish American gold coins were minted in one-half, one, two, four, and eight escudo denominations, with each escudo worth around two Spanish dollars or $2. The two-escudo (or $4 coin) was the "doubloon" or "pistole", and the large eight-escudo (or $16) was a "quadruple pistole".