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69Chinese Sweet Dumpling Recipe - Tangyuan
Tangyuan - Chinese Sweet Dumping Dessert This is a traditional Chinese sweet dumpling soup. It is usually served during Yuanxiao or lantern festival. Thus it's known as Yuanxiao in Northern China but popular as Tangyuan in southern region. This...
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82Top 10 Philippine Festivals that Filipinos Love
A Lady in Panagbenga Festival Clothed in Tribal Costume Why Filipinos Celebrate Festivals Sociable and cheerful, we Filipinos love holding Philippine festivals, celebrations that are fun, colorful, exciting and also very meaningful. Called...
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672012 Chinese New Year of The Dragon
Chinese New Year falls on January 23, 2012 this year. It is the Year of The Dragon, the year 4710 on the lunar calendar. It is also the most auspicious of all twelve animal signs. There are customs and childhood memories explained here.
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70Chinese New Year, the Chinese Calendar, and the Chinese Zodiac
The first day of the Chinese New Year changes from one year to the next because the Chinese calendar is based on the lunar cycles. Similarly, animal that symbolizes each year cycles through a series of 12 animals.
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73Traditions and Customs of Chinese Lunar New Year
There used to be many traditions and customs for the Chinese New Year. Some of them are no longer observed by the younger generations.
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74Events and Activities in South Korea
If you are wondering what there is to do or see in South Korea, I've taken the time to write about a few things that I have done while being here. There's plenty to do from beaches to taking in the historical sites.
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7210 Joyful Ways to Celebrate Philippine Christmas
Simbang Gabi Christmas is the most anticipated holiday in the Philippines, a largely Catholic nation with avid religious beliefs. It is said that the Philippines has the longest Christmas celebration in the whole world, officially starting on...
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75How to Make a Philippine Parol: Filipino Christmas Star Lantern
Parol (simple) A quaint, traditional and shining star-shaped lantern that Filipinos hang outside of their homes, buildings, or just about everywhere, the Philippine parol is the quintessential symbol of Christmas in the Philippines. Conventionally...
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69Yi Peng Lantern Festival, Mae Jo, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Yi Peng Festival Every year in Northern Thailand, the locals celebrate the festival of Yi Peng by sending floating lanterns into the night sky. This festival takes place on the full moon of the 2nd month of the Lanna calendar ("Yi" ...
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71Chiang Mai Lantern Festival - Sky and River Full of Lights
Loy Krathong or Lantern Festival is coming this November: information on the festival, its cultural significance and Chiang Mai accommodation.
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