| Is there a festival in China that equals valentine's day? | |
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| Aug 21, 2012 22:29 |   |
 | I was told that Chinese people also have a kind of festival to celebrate eternal love or devoted relationship, just like the valentine's day in US. But what exactly does this day fall on around the year, and, how comes this festival? Any beautiful legend or special meaning? |
| Aug 21, 2012 22:38 | #1 |
| It's called Chinese Valentine's Day (Qi Xi or Qi Qiao Festival). It falls on July 7th according to Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the festival falls on August 23 according to solar calendar. Read this page and I am sure you will have a better understanding: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/qixi.htm |
| Aug 21, 2012 22:39 | #2 |
| PS: Young Chinese people celebrate this festival like Valentine's Day. They buy flowers, chocolate and have romantic dinner together. |
| Aug 30, 2012 13:04 | #3 |
| Yes they do celebrate it in China especially the younger generation. its my favourite holiday actually! |
| Sep 1, 2012 22:32 | #4 |
| Quote:Originally Posted by MARK_81 Yes they do celebrate it in China especially the younger generation. its my favourite holiday actually!In fact, I don't think it is a good way to spend a Chinese festival in a western way. Maybe, Chinese young people will forget about their own traditional Chinese festivals one day. |
| Sep 3, 2012 04:44 | #5 |
| Wow raindrop I never even considered that side of it but you are so right here. Nothing would be a worse tragedy than that. China culture is so full and rich on its own it doesn't need to be changed in any way shape or form. Now some other traditions are good too as long as local chinese traditions, festivals and customs remain as they are today. |
| Sep 3, 2012 16:10 | #6 |
| True. Even if Emperor Qing binds us through common writing characters, we do vary in many ways. Keeping common bonding culturally and retain diversity especially in local dialects is what I prefer. |
| Sep 4, 2012 10:46 | #7 |
| Thats the key right there! a balance of diversity, open-mindedness and a strong proud cultural identity is the answer. Take me for instance I'm of an Armenian-Polish ancestry born in Australia lived all over so by birthplace I'm an Aussie but I consider myself multi-cultural, a world citizen if you will. and my relatively new interest in all things China has opened up a whole new horizon of culture for me!! |
| Sep 4, 2012 21:53 | #8 |
| Quote:Originally Posted by MARK_81 Take me for instance I'm of an Armenian-Polish ancestry born in Australia lived all over so by birthplace I'm an Aussie but I consider myself multi-cultural, a world citizen if you will. ... I met a person from South America. This guy appears like an india but he told he was mixed with bloods of different origins, i.e., India, China, German and blacks. He is very proud of himself with muticulture integrated in himself. However, he said it sounded to him as an insulting when he was indentified as an Indian even if he believes in Hinduism. When he said he had no identity, I cannot tell whether he feels sad or something else. Mark, this guys situations are more complicated than you. Can you tell how he feels when he says he has no identity . |
| Sep 5, 2012 04:29 | #9 |
| Well identity is always a personal issue and people sometimes even feel like they don't "belong" ,so to speak- with the racial background they are grouped into by society. remember many multi-cultural people might be judged on looks alone to be something they are not. Latin-America is a very particular case I have many friends from Brazil some are multi-race but consider themselves fully Caucasian some are very pale, blonde but think of themselves as mixed so it really is an individual thing. and from person to person it will be different. |
| Sep 6, 2012 21:58 | #10 |
| Mark, Caucasian is in the Chinese term of 高加索人. They are northern Slavics (polish is included, i guess). They are very tall, blond with wide face. I read from my secondary school history test book saying the other branch of whites are Gallo with narrow face...Those two whites(i mean pure,not mixed) do look different apparently. |
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