It has been a Chinese tradition that on the third solar term 节气 , people would go to worship the Tiger God to seek for safety and ward off backstabbers or troublemakers for the year. This day is known as Jing Zhe 惊蛰, which means awakening from hibernation, in direct translation from Chinese. It normally falls on [...]
Tai Sui is also known as the Great Duke Jupiter. But it does not represent the actual planet Jupiter. Tai Sui is an intangible star which moves directly opposite of the planet Jupiter. When translated from Chinese, the Tai Sui is known as the Yearly God. There is a total of 60 Tai Sui taking [...]
The Winter Solstice is one of the 24-marked seasons in the Chinese calendar. In Chinese, this festival is called Dong Zhi – literary means arrival of winter. This is the second most important festival in the Chinese calendar.
Dong Zhi normally falls between 21st Dec to 23rd Dec of the year. This year, Dong Zhi is [...]
Chong Yang Festival is known as the double ninth festival as it occurs on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month every year. “Chong” refers to repeat. Thus, Chong Yang refers to a repetition of Yang qi. This year, Chong Yang festival falls on 16th October 2010.
According to the I-Ching, the number 9 is [...]
Li Chun is a term in the Chinese solar calendar. Li Chun, also known as Da Chun, is the first term of the 24 solar terms. It marks the beginning of the season of spring. But it is not the 1st day on the Lunar Calendar which we Chinese celebrate our Lunar New Year. In [...]
The Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as Zhong Yuan Jie, falls on the Lunar 7th month. The Chinese Lunar 7th month is like the “Halloween” of the Americans. It is believe that the Gate of Hell will be open on 15th day of the 7th lunar month to free the ghosts to wander on earth [...]
The Lion Dance has been popularly exists in the Chinese culture for thousands of years. It is performed on various festive and celebration of auspicious occasions such as official opening of business and house warming. The Lion Dance performance is believed to bring prosperity and good luck to business and household.
The Chinese Lion, which are [...]
The Lunar Seventh day of the Seventh month has a romantic legend of a forbidden love story of the Cowherd, Niu Lang and the 7th daughter of the Jade Emperor, Zhi Nu.
According to legend, the Zhi Nu, also known as the weaving maiden, met and fell in love with Niu Lang on one visit to [...]
Chinese marriage was classified into custom in the Warring States period (402-22 B.C.). Due to the vast expansion and long history of ancient China, there are different customs to follow in different states and places, although most of them are the same.
In ancient China, it is important to follow these basic principles of the Three [...]
