tak tampak gambar nya.... On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 1:18 PM, aga madjid <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > ** > > > A *festival* or gala’ is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a > local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that > community and the Festival. According to Wikipedia. Festivals in China are > characteristic for the unusual firework of colors, dance, and joy. Certain > festivals originate from the most ancient period of Chinese history. Through > the ritualistic repetitions, the *space of Chinese spirituality is > continually created*. The festivals unite the rich treasury of Chinese > cultural wealth <http://junglemagazine.com/the-most-expensive-cars/>. In > Malaysia “Open house” concept is practicing at almost all the festivals, > which means inviting relatives and friends to partake in the food and > festivity occasion. Some of these festivals are *public holidays*. > *Dragon Boat Race* > > Originally a religious practice, it is now a purely recreational. The > Dragon Boat Festival celebrates the death of the poet Qu Yuan, who drowned > himself in the 3th century BC as a protest against a corrupt government. > Local people who admired him threw lumps of rice into the river to feed the > fish so that they wouldn’t eat his soul. It is observed on the fifth day of > the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. > > *Hungry Ghost Festival* > > In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar > calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as > the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the > deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. On the fifteenth day the > realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living are open and both > Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute and absolve the > sufferings of the deceased. > > *Double Seventh* > > Also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh > lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name. It also inspired > Tanabata (七夕) in Japan, Chilseok (칠석) in Korea, and Thất Tịch in Vietnam. It > is sometimes called Chinese Valentine’s Day (Chinese: 情人节; pinyin: Qíng rén > jié) since late 1990s. Young girls traditionally demonstrate their domestic > arts, especially melon carving, on this day and make wishes for a good > husband. > > *Sanyuesan* > > On the third day of the third lunar month of every year, the Dong in > Sanjiang celebrate the Fireworks Festival, also known as “Sanyuesan”. The > largest celebration is held in a town called Fulu in Sanjiang County, > Guangxi province. Competitive activities dominate this festival, abounding > in explosions of firecrackers. > > *Er Yue Er* > > The traditional Chinese holiday of Er Yue Er (2nd day of 2nd Lunar Month) > aka Spring Dragon Festival (Chun Long Jie/春龙节) falls on March 6, 2011. The > day is also referred to as Long Tai Tou, meaning Dragon Raises Head, a > festival related to precipitation, drought, and the rebirth of Spring in > China that dates back to the Tang Dynasty. The dragon god associated with > rain and snow in the myths of Long Tai Tou is seen to control the weather – > one prevailing story involves China’s strong Empress Wu Zetian and four > dragon gods. People celebrate with roasting golden beans and popcorn to > allow the dragon god to provide the right weather for a good Spring. Recent > snows are a good start to ending the winter drought of 2010-11. Celebrate Er > Yue Er to thank the dragon. Er Yue Er is also said to be a lucky day to get > a haircut. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > > -- > *".... I am the KING to my own UNIVERSE that Rule my MIND, BODY and SOUL!!! > ...." > * > ** > *- Aga Madjid -* > > -- > you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. > to post emails, just send to : > [email protected] > to join this group, send blank email to : > [email protected] > to quit from this group, just send email to : > [email protected] > please visit to www.facebook.com/aga.madjid, > add my Yahoo Messenger at [email protected] or > add my twitter @aga_madjid > thanks for joinning this group. > -- Thanks, Deasy Rajagukguk -- you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. to post emails, just send to : [email protected] to join this group, send blank email to : [email protected] to quit from this group, just send email to : [email protected] please visit to www.facebook.com/aga.madjid, add my Yahoo Messenger at [email protected] or add my twitter @aga_madjid thanks for joinning this group.
