Today is festival of lanterns in China!

[cntomcom]

a traditional Chinese festival!

[Wfranc]

What do people do on that day ?

[CBasicNet]

Originally posted by cntomcom
a traditional Chinese festival!

Isn't that day, Chinese Valentine's day?

This year's both Valentines' days are side by side (14/2/03 & 15/2/03)

[cntomcom]

No.
Chinese Valentine's day is in fall.

This festival is just after Chinese New Year.

After this festival, it means New Year Festival is over and people
will starts to work again!

Originally posted by CBasicNet


Isn't that day, Chinese Valentine's day?

This year's both Valentines' days are side by side (14/2/03 & 15/2/03)

[cntomcom]

On this day, people will make lanterns and hang them out at night. If you go out, you will see various of lanterns in the street.

Originally posted by Wfranc
What do people do on that day ?

[Mick]

Is it too late for me to start digging a hole to china? Sounds like fun though, hope there's mass quanities of drinking involved

[cntomcom]

Drinking a lot but it's not necessary.
People eat some special foods.

Originally posted by Mick_2002
Is it too late for me to start digging a hole to china? Sounds like fun though, hope there's mass quanities of drinking involved

[Wfranc]

What do they do that for?

[cntomcom]

For the New Year, Chinese traditional new year, not the same as
Jan. 1st.

Originally posted by Wfranc
What do they do that for?

[CBasicNet]

Originally posted by cntomcom
a traditional Chinese festival!

I thought 15th of 8th month is festival for lanterns (Zhong Qiu Jie). I had never heard that 15th of 1st month is lantern festival. Even it is, at least in Singapore, we don't celebrate it.

Cntomcom: you have to understand that not all Chinese over the world share the same festivals. For example, Singaporean Chinese celebrate the 7th day of the Chinese new year which Chinese in other regions, don't do. Some Chinese of other dialect also celebrate on the 8th day. Some Chinese who are Taoists, celebrate the Birthday of some god which falls on the 9th of 1st month. But we don't celebrate the last day of Chinese New Year which is the 15th day.

Isn't that day Yuan Xiao Jie?

[Wfranc]

I thought 15th of 8th month is festival for lanterns (Zhong Qiu Jie). I had never heard that 15th of 1st month is lantern festival. Even it is, at least in Singapore, we don't celebrate it.

Cntomcom: you have to understand that not all Chinese over the world share the same festivals. For example, Singaporean Chinese celebrate the 7th day of the Chinese new year which Chinese in other regions, don't do. Some Chinese of other dialect also celebrate on the 8th day. Some Chinese who are Taoists, celebrate the Birthday of some god which falls on the 9th of 1st month. But we don't celebrate the last day of Chinese New Year which is the 15th day.
Isn't that day Yuan Xiao Jie?

Oh wow, CBasicNet! You are a Chinese ! Ni hao!. Most of the Singaporean shi Tzong Guo ren,don't they?
Okay you and cntomcom shin nen, wan shi ru y !!!

[cntomcom]

Yeah, it's Yuan Xiao Jie and in English it's festival for lanterns.
I think it's a festival shared by all Chinese all over the world.
Zhong Qiu Jie has nothing with lanterns but the moon!

Originally posted by CBasicNet


I thought 15th of 8th month is festival for lanterns (Zhong Qiu Jie). I had never heard that 15th of 1st month is lantern festival. Even it is, at least in Singapore, we don't celebrate it.

Cntomcom: you have to understand that not all Chinese over the world share the same festivals. For example, Singaporean Chinese celebrate the 7th day of the Chinese new year which Chinese in other regions, don't do. Some Chinese of other dialect also celebrate on the 8th day. Some Chinese who are Taoists, celebrate the Birthday of some god which falls on the 9th of 1st month. But we don't celebrate the last day of Chinese New Year which is the 15th day.

Isn't that day Yuan Xiao Jie?

[cntomcom]

Ni hao!
Can you use or type Chinese characters?

Originally posted by Wfranc


Oh wow, CBasicNet! You are a Chinese ! Ni hao!. Most of the Singaporean shi Tzong Guo ren,don't they?
Okay you and cntomcom shin nen, wan shi ru y !!!

[CBasicNet]

Originally posted by cntomcom
Yeah, it's Yuan Xiao Jie and in English it's festival for lanterns.
I think it's a festival shared by all Chinese all over the world.
Zhong Qiu Jie has nothing with lanterns but the moon!

Zhong Qiu Jie is when the adults admire the full moon while eating the mooncakes(Yue Bing) and the kids are carrying their lanterns. At least in Singapore it is.

[Wfranc]

I am not a Chinese !Just because I like Or.culture, I learn the language.One year up to now..I can type only a few because Chinese characters are difficult for me. But they are beautiful indeed.!I like to write them in old complex forms!
I think zhong qiu jie is called Mid-Autumn festival in English, after the Lunar New Year's Days there will be lanterns festival, Is that right ?
I have never tasted a mooncake so far.
I like Chinese food . Tasty !!!