Chinese Festivals
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From very ancient times there have been many different ideas about what the New Year Beast looks like. Some people say it has a giant head like a lion, but with a huge curved horn on top, and that it has very long hair. Its body is very big and stronger than an elephant. A scary green light glows from its eyes. Its claws are like sickles and its mouth is terribly huge. Where does this creepy New Year Beast come from? Why does the Beast appear at the time of New Year? Why are fireworks related to such a scary Beast? This is the legend about the Chinese New Year for children all over the world to enjoy,
Do you know Chinese used to have a drink called Tusu Elixir on the Chinese New Year day? It was a very old tradition from the ancient China. We don't know exactly how to make Tusu Elixir now but there have been many legends about who invented this drink. This story is a legend about this drink and a famous doctor Sun Xi Miao in the Tang Dynasty. Sun Xi Miao was worshipped as the King of Medicine in old China and is still admired by doctors until today. The story takes place on the Chinese New Year Eve. Little Bean and Big Tom welcome Grandpa Sun for New Year. He shows them how to make a special herbal drink to keep them healthy all year. Grandpa Sun is so clever that even the Emperor wants him to be his own doctor. But Grandpa Sun is a good kind man and he prefers to use his skills to help poor people.
Who was the clever person who designed the traditional Chinese calendar? What is 'Wan-Nian's Calendar'? How was it made? Perhaps the story is just an ancient legend, but someone made the calendar. We hope you will discover something about the clever Chinese lunar calendar from reading this book and how the Chinese New Year came into being.
This is one of the most famous tales on Chinese Lantern Festivals. Sky lanterns, sometimes called Kong-Ming Lanterns, were first made by Kong-Ming to send a message for help so they are also known as Lights of Safety. Later they were used to ask for a blessing and for making wishes at the Lantern Festivals, so they are called Lights of Blessing too. Chinese people believe that they can get a link to the gods by flying a sky lantern and not only get a blessing, but maybe have their wish come true.
From very ancient times there have been many different ideas about what the New Year Beast looks like. Some people say it has a giant head like a lion, but with a huge curved horn on top, and that it has very long hair. Its body is very big and stronger than an elephant. A scary green light glows from its eyes. Its claws are like sickles and its mouth is terribly huge. Where does this creepy New Year Beast come from? Why does the Beast appear at the time of New Year? Why are fireworks related to such a scary Beast?
This is one of the most famous tales on Chinese Lantern Festivals. Sky lanterns, sometimes called Kong-Ming Lanterns, were first made by Kong-Ming to send a message for help so they are also known as Lights of Safety. Later they were used to ask for a blessing and for making wishes at the Lantern Festivals, so they are called Lights of Blessing too. Chinese people believe that they can get a link to the gods by flying a sky lantern and not only get a blessing, but maybe have their wish come true.