Dear HMSDC,
As I've mentioned, the HMSDC office is participating in the Community of Respect campaign to learn and appreciate each other's unique cultures. This week, each morning, I will be emailing everyone some interesting facts/ tidbits about Chinese culture.
One really important custom in China is our Lunar New Year Celebrations. This is based off the lunar calendar and usually falls around late January or early February. Traditionally, our New Year celebration can last up to 15 days with each day celebrating something different, all ending with a grand lantern festival. Even the different kinds of foods and how much we eat mean symbolize something important to our culture. For example, we eat uncut noodles on LNY because, the longer the noodle, the longer your life!
Did you know that Chinese people like to celebrate the New Year with fireworks and dragon dances to ward off evil spirits?
Xie Xie (Thank you!),
Sallyan Zhou, HMSDC Intern
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