Results found with the tag 'chinafestival' , 7 articles in total.
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HK Festival: The Seven Sisters Festival
The Seven Sisters Festival falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.Informally known as 'Chinese Valentine's Day' , the Seven Sisters Festival has its origins in the two stars Altair a
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HK Festival: the Hungry Ghost Festival
According to traditional Chinese belief, the seventh month in the lunar calendar is when restless spirits roam the earth. Many Chinese people make efforts to appease these transient ghosts, while
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HK Festival: Monkey God Festival
The Monkey God Festival falls on the 16th day of the eighth lunar month.It originates from the Monkey God mythology, whose festival was celebrated with demonstrations of seemingly supernatural ac
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HK Festival: Birthday of Kwan Tai
The festival is marked to commemorate the God of War, Kwan Tai. However, Kwan Tai is worshipped paradoxically by both police and the secret societies they investigate. There are elaborate ceremon
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HK Festival: Hung Shing Festival
The Hung Shing Festival is celebrated in honor of a god named Hung Shing, who was an astronomer and geographer. Today, the Hung Shing Festival is marked mostly by fishermen and celebrations get j
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Chinese Festival: Birthday of Che Kung
Che Kung's Birthday(车公诞,chē gōng dàn) falls on the second day of first lunar month. In Hong Kong, Che Kung is the deity of choice for securing a winning hand. On his birthday, thousands o
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Chinese Festival: Winter Solstice Festival
The Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice,冬至dōng zhì) on or around Dec