It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the dirt and get rid of any weeds. They also leave offerings (祭品) of food and flowers, and burn incense (香) and paper money. Chinese tombs are usually built in ...
It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the dirt and get rid of any weeds. They also leave offerings (祭品) of food and flowers and burn incense (香) and paper money. Chinese tombs are usually built in the...
It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the dirt and get rid of any weeds. They also leave offerings (祭品) of food and flowers and burn incense (香) and paper money. Chinese tombs are usually built in the...
Qingming, the traditional tomb-sweeping day on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on April 4 this year. Qingming Jie was proclaimed a Chinese national holiday in 2008. It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the di...
Qingming, the traditional tomb-sweeping day on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on April 4 this year. Qingming Jie was proclaimed a Chinese national holiday in 2008. It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the di...
What if pennies aren’t randomly found on the ground but placed purposefully by loved ones who recently passed away? Finding a penny on the ground days after someone dies can signify a connection to a friend or family member who is no longer with you. ...
It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the dirt and get rid of any weeds. They also leave offerings (祭品) of food and flowers, and burn incense (香) and paper money. Chinese tombs are usually built in ...
We will honor our loved ones who have passed on, including our beloved pets. We also will have quiet discussion together on what the past year has brought for each of us, and what we look forward to in the next year. On Sunday evening, my hubby and daughter and I will have a Dumb...
The poem has been recited and studied by generations of Chinese scholars and literati, and its influence can be seen in the works of subsequent poets who were inspired by Du Mu's mastery of language and form. Critics and scholars have praised the poem for its e...
For those of you who remain interested in Dickinson (are not yet bored by all my posts on the poet) I thought I’d share what I read. And rather than needlessly preface what she writes, she speaks for herself: The dating of the poems will always be conjectural. Johnson, who with ...