Today marks the Dragon-Head-Raising Festival (龙抬头lóng táitóu), a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the second day of the second lunar month every year. Let's learn some fun facts about it! 理发Getting a haircut 理发是龙抬头节...
Lianhu Village, located in the Panyu District of Guangzhou, recently held its dragon boat raising ceremony. Let's see how they raised the dragon boat! First, people needed to remove the wooden planks from the gate of the dragon boat dock to lower the water level in the dock. Water is le...
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Today, many customs have faded away (消退). But one that has remained is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.(...
festivals. I consider this as a part of history lessons. Schools can hold themed events to teach kids all the little details about all types of traditional festivals, and it sort of helps drag them away from the mat...
1. What are the benefits, to your mind, in raising a bilingual child? For the child? For you? For your family, near and far? For Read More » You Are Not Alone September 20, 2013 I have a simple message today: You are not alone. I know it can feel that way at times, especi...
After reading thousands of animal-protagonist books, I’m starting to see the messages we teach our children. No matter whether Bear is male or a bear or a human or the larger and stronger animal or a boss or a king – his ‘NO’ counts. ...
the dragon dance. Each page has a moving part, which seem a bit fragile but have stood up to my boy’s handling over the years. There is a turning wheel at the back that shows what animal is your zodiac for your year of birth. Unfortunately the Chinese new year’s greeting in the ...
Before starting to teach, I had to make it through training week and I have a story that I just must share. At the meet and greet, the night before training started, I was introduced to the other members of the ESE team. It was then that I met my soon to be work bestie. … Con...
Starting with a quest for honour along the journey to become a better person, we get distracted by something darkly funny along the way to making better humans. Arty-farty and over 2 hours of inexplicable scenes long, Gawain and the Green Knight (movie but also original Middle English poem ...