In modern times many superstitious believes and traditions have been discarded. Most of China’s modern urban population and the younger generation have stopped believing and following the old ways. However, most rural areas in China and the older generations still …
Mythology & Festivals
Spring Festival’s Tofu Day: A Whole Day dedicated to the Delicious Bean Curd
Today is the 25th day of the 12th month of the Chinese lunar year (腊月二十五), five more days till Chinese New Year’s Eve. Today most people start with their food preparations for the Spring Festival, because according to …
5 Disappearing Chinese New Year’s Traditions which are still very much Alive in Niuji Village
Some people might call Niuji Village backward. Located in the northern part of Anhui province, Niuji Village could as well be a village from the time the dynasties still existed in China.
Even though I complain about the cold in …
Maybe one of the last few traditional Chinese weddings
I have to admit, since I have spent time living in rural China in a small village with my Chinese parents-in-law I have got very indifferent towards weddings there.
If you would live there, you might understand why.
Every single …
London celebrates the Chinese New Year – Photo Essay
Obviously Chinese New Year’s celebration differ not just in China (as I mentioned in a previous post), but also outside China.
Today I have had the chance to take part in London’s Chinese New Year’s celebrations which are the …
Niuji Village welcomes the Year of the Horse 新年快乐
The thing with Chinese New Year in rural China: it is the same every single year; at least since I started celebrating together with my Chinese parents-in-law. There have been very detailed and colorful descriptions in general about Chinese New …
China’s “Left-Behind Children”: Not everyone comes home for New Year.
Xue Meng’s parents are not coming home for Chinese New Year this time. The last time she saw them was a year ago, when they came home to spent the New Year with her. I was there. I remember we …
Sticky candy for the Chinese Kitchen God 祭灶
The only thing about not being in China for this year’s Spring Festival is that I don’t have to endure Chunyun. But I miss out on all the preparations and atmosphere leading up to Chinese New Year.
I would …
Only in China: The annual Spring Festival mass migration 春运
This year is one of the first year’s I will not be able to spend Chinese New Year with my Chinese family. I am upset, but there is one thought that makes me feel a bit relieved: I don’t have …
Change for the better or a sad loss? – Birthday traditions in China
When we are younger a birthday is always something we can’t wait for. Presents, all our friends gathered and food our mother would usually not let us eat on a daily basis. Than we get older. And birthdays start to …
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