|
|
||
|
|
Date varies. February 21-23, 2012
Today Mongolians celebrate Tsagaan Sar, or “White Month.” It roughly mirrors the Chinese Lunar New Year (but don’t say this out loud in Mongolia) and heralds the coming of spring. The beginning of spring is definitely something to look forward to in Mongolia where temperatures hover well below 0°F in the winter months. A couple weeks ago the temperature was under -30º F. This year’s Tsagaan Sar is a particularly …Read more Sadly, this holiday is no longer celebrated. Mr. Jong Il passed away on December 17, 2011, aged 70 (or 69). ————————————————————————————— February 16 used to be celebrated by North Korea as the birthday of its Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. He was a Water Tiger Aquarius. The late Kim Jong Il According to http://www.usbridalguide.com/special/chinesehoroscopes/Tiger.htm “Tigers are also incorrigibly competitive – they simply cannot pass up a challenge, especially when honor is at stake, or they are protecting those they love. …Read more 
February 11 It’s hard to say what’s the oldest country in the world is, but the winner might be Japan twice over. First, with an average lifespan of over 80 years Japan has one of, if not the, world’s oldest population. 25% of the population is over 60 (as opposed to 17% in the U.S.). So, along with Andorra, Japan is one of the top two “oldest” countries in the world in that respect. In terms of …Read more 15 days after Chinese New Year February 6, 2012 February 24, 2013 Experience is a comb nature gives us when we’re bald. – Chinese Proverb
If you thought Chinese New Year was big this year, guess what: It ain’t over. Chinese New Year celebrations last for 15 days, right up until the first full moon of the year. The fifteenth night of the first lunar month, and culmination of the party, …Read more 
Early February (February 6-12, 2012) Sapporo Snow Festival When high school students in the sleepy town of Sapporo built some snow sculptures in Odori Park in the winter of 1950, little did they know the international phenomenon they would unleash. In the coming years the festival grew in popularity among the locals. In 1955 the nearby military base got into the act, building the first super-sculture for which the festival is now famous. Japan’s Self-Defense Force …Read more 
February 3
Once a year in Japan, the land of order and politeness, it is considered perfectly acceptable behavior for children to hurl beans and peanuts at their classmates without reprimand. That day is today, Setsubun, or Lunar New Year, and understandably, kids more than anyone carry …Read more [published January 26, 2009] Year of the Ox: Ox: You are a born leader, and you inspire confidence in those around you. You speak little, but are quite eloquent. You are steadfast, solid, hard-working, goal-oriented, mentally and physically alert and generally easy-going, but remarkably stubborn. Be careful about being too demanding. You are also methodical and good with your hands. You will make a good surgeon, general or hairdresser. – ancient Chinese Fortune Cookie Actually …Read more Feb. 7, 2008 Jan. 26, 2009 Feb. 14, 2010 Feb. 3, 2011 Jan. 23, 2012 The Chinese Calendar is one of the oldest calendars in the world, dating back thousands of years, though it has undergone many changes in that time. The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar. New Year usually begins on the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the first new moon after lichun. (Lichun is one of 24 markers that chart the solar …Read more |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 every day's a holiday! - All Rights Reserved 46 queries. 1.793 seconds. |
||
English