♥ Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Appendix 1.6a
Assignment 3: Blogsite
a)
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year, especially by people in mainland China and Taiwan. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival.
Chinese New Year is celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction.
This year's Chinese New Year was fun and memorable for me.
Before the New Year's Day, a reunion dinner is held where members of the family, near and far away, get together for the celebration. The venue will usually be in or near the home of the most senior member of the family, so all my cousins and relatives went to my grandparents' house for reunion dinner and celebration. With new clothes on and broad smiles on our faces, my family went t0 our grandparents' house excitedly.
My grandmother had especially cooked my favourite dish, Budda jumps over the wall. It is an umbrella term for a type of highly complex Chinese soup or stew consisting of many ingredients of non-vegetarian origins and requiring one to two full days to create. It is said to smell so good that Buddhas (vegetarians) would jump over the wall to eat it, hence the name.
After the sumptous dinner, I played with my cousins and we received red packets and gifts such as sweets, mandrin oranges, cakes or biscuits from the elderlys and married couples.
As hours of laughter and chit-chatting passed, members of the family gathered around throughout the night and reminisce about the year that has passed while welcoming the year that has arrived. It was believe that children who "Shou Sui" will increase the longevity of the parents.
This year's Chinese New Year was indeed a very enjoyable one. I would never forget such a fantastic festival spent with my family.
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b)
Compare and contrast between Jess's Easter Day and my Easter Day.
From "Bridge To Terabithia" i can conclude that Jess experiences Easter Day differently from what i had experienced.
Jess only went to the church with his family and find the services very boring even though he is a christian and would not even care what the prechings were about. He did not even sing along when everybody did.
Although im not a Christian, but i find the prechings very meaningful as my friend has brought me there several times on Christmas, Easter Day and other festivals.
I have learnt more about Christianity and to appreciate what i had and many more. I always felt calm in churches and could feel the power of God.
Done By: Cheng Ya Wen(2) 2E7.
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