Door-God is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry to a temple, home, business, etc., which is believed to keep evil spirits from entering. This custom dates back to the Tang Dynasty, whose founder Emperor Tang Taizong ...
Tags: Door-God, Qin Shubao, Yuchi Gong
Folk Worship, an important part of ancient folk-custom in China, is a religious activity inheriting from the ancient religion. Objects worshiped by people in ancient China are numerous and sundry. For example, there are some popular ...
Tags: folk worship, folk-custom, God of Fortune, Door-God
The first day of the first lunar month is regarded as the New Year of the Chinese – the Spring Festival. It is the most important and ceremonious traditional festival in China, just as Christmas Day to the westerners. During the ...
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Scene of Chinese New Year festivity inside the cave in northern Shaanxi. Chinese New Year,also known as the Spring Festival,is the biggest holiday in China.Recorded in Li Ji-Yue Ling,Chinese New Year is the time when"air pressure of ...
Tags: folk arts, festivities, Chinese New Year
Folk customs reflect the life of the people -- their habits and customs, ideologies and beliefs, social activities and the like. Traditionally, folk customs and folk arts have been congenial twins. since the New Stone Age, folk arts have ...
Tags: paper charms, Paper Joss, Folk customs, Paper, crafts, arts, china culture