Category Archives: Chinese Culture
Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year!
As the Chinese/Lunar New Year approaches, I get to thinking about all the joyous/festive rituals we perform and I’m not too sure where to start. Here are some rituals: wash/cut your hair well in advance – as doing either immediately … Continue reading
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Why Do We Make Zongs (?)?
I attempted (attempted since my Chinese isn’t yet fluent) to explain this new venture of mine to my Mother in Law the other day and gave her the example of the story behind the Chinese Zongs. This story, among many others, … Continue reading
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Chinese Pregnancy
From my research so far, I’ve come up with this: Chinese Pregnancy! One would think that most pregnancies (medical conditions aside) would be all created equal. In fact, as a Chinese Mommy there are so many beliefs and different traditions, … Continue reading
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Blogging We Shall Start…well more of it anyway!
So it’s taking me longer than expected to research everything and publish it on my site. There’s so much to tell! After speaking with a good friend and sharing my idea with her and I decided to start blogging about … Continue reading
And That’s a Wrap!
I’m on a roll! Today we had a dumpling party! 5 of us girls (my mom included) got together to make dumplings today entirely from scratch. Now I’ve made my own dumplings before but for the first time, I made … Continue reading
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