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From This Day on,The Yi-Chou Year Begins,and It Is Also Called The Year of Ox
Dec 5, 2012In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival falls on January 26th, 2009 this year. From this day on, the Yi-Chou Year begins, and it is also called the Year of Ox. The previous year is the Year of Rat, to which people have a ...
Tags: lunar calendar, Year of Ox, tradition
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Maidens in Adolescence Had The Tradition of Pledging in Love with Tokens of Love
Dec 5, 2012In ancient China, engagement was an important social rite where man and woman confirm marital ties, next only to official marriage in significance. Marital ties were made by following "parents' order and on the matchmaker's word". However, ...
Tags: engagement, social rite, marital ties, matchmaker's word