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Thank goodness for my Facebook memories. They are wonderful reminders of things I shared that I don't mind re-sharing again and again and again. This poster was shared via my profile timeline in 2014. Unfortunately, the link is broken. Unfortunate? NO! Fantastic! It gives me an excuse to create a new blog post and share the poster again!
I began publishing content on Medium.com back in 2014, initially because this platform accepted republished content. But as my following grew I began to publish both original and republished content; and also created Medium publications. The publications give your content more exposure and are ret to meeting and collaborating with fellow writers. To day I am publishing 3 different publications: one fore general discussion topics, one for foodies, and one for sageuk lovers. (Sageuk movies and TV series are Korean historical period dramas.) Below are the links to articles that recap activity for the year 2022.
I am very much enjoying streaming historical period Korean dramas. Viki, Netflix, Tubi, and YouTube have quite a slection to choose from. One tip if you plan to watch K-dramas: make sure that all of the episodes are available. It is so frustrating to get wrapped up in a series only to realize that you may have to wait several weeks until all of the episodes have been uploaded and are fully translated with English subtitles.
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That’s it for 2022. It’s 2023. Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous new year!
The beauty of the United States of America is in its diversity. People of different ethic groups and/or nationalities celebrate holidays and traditions that other groups are not even aware of. But it's cool when I find out about them. For example, I had a lot of Chinese friends so I learned to check every year to determine when Chinese New Year would occur. My Japanese friends never mentioned their new year celebration. But now I think I know why.
The Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival with its own customs. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu). However, some traditional events of the Japanese New Year are partially celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern Tenpō calendar, the last official lunisolar calendar which was used until 1872 in Japan. (Source: Wikipedia)
It's January 1st, same day as America's New Year. However, the traditions are different. In case you didn't know, Japanese New Year is the most important holiday in Japan. Did you know the kadomatsu (image below) is a traditional decoration for the new year holiday?
Other customs and traditions include bell-ringing in the Buddhist temples on New Year's Eve, sending postcards (just like sending Christmas cards), children receiving gifts of money from adults, and various forms of entertainment and of course ... great food!!
I subscribe to a newsletter called "Just One Cookbook". The publisher shares easy Japanese recipes. In the newsletter I received for the week ending December 4, 2020, she shared lots of information in order for you to prepare for Japanese New Year!
If someone said to you “Happy Nowruz!” would you know what they meant?
You would if you were Persian. Nowruz is the Persian New Year. I’m not Persian but I have learned a little bit about the customs and traditions that are a part of this holiday. So! Much like I’m not Chinese, but I have no problems celebrating Chinese New Year; I’m not Persian (or Iranian), but I would be more than happy to celebrate it!
The word which is spelled different ways ~ Nauryz, Navruz, Nouruz or Nowrouz ~ means “new day” and it occurs on the first day of spring.
The main component of this holiday is the Haft-Sin which is the traditional table setting. On this table, one would usually see an arrangement of seven items which are seven symbols. Haft-Sin means “the Seven Seens”.
All of the items start with the letter S, in the Persian language and symbolize the following:
sabzeh (sprouts) = New VegetableLife or Rebirth
samanu (pudding) = Power
senjed (dried oleaster) = Wisdom
serkeh (vinegar) = Patience
sib (apple) = Health and Beauty
sir (garlic) = Medicine and Health
somaq (sumac; a fruity spice) = Sunrise and Good Conquering Evil
Some tables also add other items which have certain symbolism:
Candles = Light
Coins = Wealth
Eggs = Fertility
Fish (or Goldfish) = Life
Hyacinth = Spring
Lotus fruit = Love
Mirror = Reflection
In modern-day Iran, they celebrate for 2 weeks and the celebrations end in a special festival called ‘Sizdah Bedar’.
Persian language learners are going to celebrate Persian New Year. A traditional Nowruz table /haft sin/ will be displayed informing people about Persian New Year and culture.
Year of the Rooster is on its way out. Year of the Dog will be here February 16, 2018. Wishing my Chinese friends and all others who celebrate the holiday a Happy New Year!
“... the Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 16, 2018 and marks the beginning of a new lunar according to the traditional Chinese calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar. The annual Chinese holiday is known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. … people celebrate the Lunar New Year in America with a combination of regional traditions — grouping together the northern Chinese tradition of eating dumplings and a southern Chinese dragon and lion dances. … The 2018 Chinese New Year celebration will end with the Spring Lantern Festival on March 2, 2018. Corresponding Chinese cultural celebrations happen across the world during the time of the Chinese New Year celebration. ...”
Adding on additional content from my post from 2015, when the new year was celebrated on February 19th . Here is a little more info about the cultural traditions and symbols of prosperity. Last year the spotlight was on flowers as an important part of the decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration.
Flowers are an important part of the decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration. The plum blossoms (image below) and water narcissus are two of the most popular flower symbols of prosperity. Plum blossom is the national flower of The Republic of China. Water narcissus is used to symbolize good luck, fortune, prosperity.
The food-related topic of choice for this week's foodie Friday should be obvious. At our partner blog, My Blog Stop! , two posts were published discussing this wonderful holiday celebration with its traditions. MBS Post 1: " ... Flowers are an important part of the decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration.
I live in Austin, Texas and one of the city's advertising slogans is "Keep Austin Weird". It's mainly to help promote small businesses. Lived here since 1998 and maybe I'm just used to it, but the "weird" seems "normal" to me. Anyway, this post isn't about Austin. That was just a random side note inspired by the word "weird". This post is about a cool Tumblr blog called Weird Facts (also called Mind Blowing Facts). The archived posts date back to 2014. In addition, they have over 200K followers and 1000 posts on Instagram. Found this fact via their Instagram. You may not think this fact is weird but now I wish I had never thrown away my old calendars. Perhaps I'll start collecting calendars from 2018 forward. Looking ahead to 2018. How about you? ☺
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