Jan. 29 will mark the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrating the snake, the sixth zodiac of the lunar calendar. The ...

According to legend, the Jade Emperor held a race to determine how to name each year, which brought out the best, and worst, ...

Besides the tai sui and Jade Emperor, the gods of wealth, doors and kitchens are also appeased by those wanting the best shot ...

Every lunar year, certain Chinese zodiac animals offend the ruling deity and risk bad luck. Fortunately, there are ways to appease the deity. A tomb over 700 years old in China has a mural with a cat, ...

As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese families across the country continue the time-honoured tradition of sending off the ...

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and one of the first rituals to usher in the lunar new year is the ritual send-off ...

A key part of the Chinese “xiao nian” festival a week before Lunar New Year concerns the Kitchen God, who is also celebrated ...

Long before the era of burgeoning prosperity, Chinese New Year was a celebration of the truly "new". It was the one time of year when people received new clothing, often lovingly handmade by the women ...

Star Wars has changed a lot since Disney took ownership of the franchise. The old Expanded Universe was de-canonized and is now known as Star Wars Legends. This move angered a lot of Star Wars fans, ...

VOV.VN - Vietnamese families observe the traditional ritual of worshiping Ông Công - Ông Táo (Land Genie - Kitchen Gods) on ...

在中国，古人过小年有“官三、民四、船五”之分：北方地区多受官方文化影响，选择在腊月二十三庆祝小年；南方远离政治中心，倾向于腊月二十四过小年；而一些渔家，则会在腊月二十五过小年。