Articles related to "The Chinese Calendar"

Calendar lesson plan to introduce students to the different calendars used today and in the past to keep track of time.

The traditional Chinese almanac draws upon events in both the lunar and solar cycles. Nowadays, in China, it is still used along with the Western calendar.

Learn how to calculate a personal Kua number for men and women, and how to deal with Kua number 5.

For years restaurant patrons in Chinese restaurants have used the paper placemats to identify their Chinese zodiac animal. Some of those patrons have been wrong.

The accepted Western definition of seasons starts at the solstices and equinoxes, but in China the seasons are centered on the solstices and equinoxes.

This is an important holiday in the Chinese calendar where family and friends gather to celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season. One custom is eating mooncakes.

A look at the fascinating history and lore of the Chinese dragon.

In cities all over the world, people of different faith, colour and belief participate in community-based festivities.

The Chinese seventh month, usually August, is the most ill-fated time of the year. It is called Ghost Month, and its climax is the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts.

January 1st is the beginning of the New Year for most cultures. New Year traditions and New Year celebrations stem from older dates and cultural traditions.

For an escape from the usual hustle and bustle of Hong Kong just hop on the ferry for a relaxing visit to one of the nearby islands.

Numbers play an important role in Feng Shui and each person has their own Kua number based on their birthdate. Calculate your own kua number.

Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival brings with it a unique pastry called the moon cake. With a thick, sweet filling of seed or bean paste, moon cakes are given as gifts.

Since ancient times, people around the world have offered thanks in festivals celebrating a bountiful harvest.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Chinese celebrate the Moon Festival.

The Moon Festival is celebrated across Eastern Asia, though the most well-known celebration, at least in the Western world, seems to be that of the Chinese.

An overview of early Japanese religious history, with a focus on the traditions of Confucianism, Taoism and folk religion.

Making a paper lantern can lead the Montessori preschooler to an appreciation of world cultures through activities on different lanterns and their festivals.

Some parents want to conceive a baby girl. Others want to conceive a baby boy. There are many pregnancy myths and old wives tales on how to pick a baby's gender.

Thailand's Vegetarian Festival in Phuket is 10 days of processions, vegetarian food and religious devotion, where Mah Songs self-mutilate themselves as part of the rite.

Students know all about the winter holiday that their family participates in. This unit plan will get them thinking about other winter holidays.

Is it a boy or a girl? Pregnant women may try to predict baby gender based on myths and old wives tales about pregnancy. Learn myths on determining the gender of a baby.

Many people will be preparing for the new year with a specific goal in mind, called a resolution. Who started this tradition, and where did it come from?

Separately and independently of Greek and Roman attempts, the Chinese developed their own clocks to record 12 two-hours and 100 quarters per day.