February 14, 2026 By Maria Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choy! The Cantonese lunar new year greeting means, “May you be happy and prosperous.” Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 17th this year. Celebrations start with the new moon. Our Lunar New Year celebrations have changed and evolved over the years, butContinue reading “Happy Chinese New Year!”
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Stories and Mooncakes: The Lady in the Moon
October 7, 2024 By Maria Here I am continuing my Mid-Autumn Festival short series. As I described in my previous post, the Mid-Autumn Festival is an Asian harvest holiday of family togetherness. The books I write about here center on the myths surrounding the festival. In Chinese Mid-Autumn celebrations, the myth of Chang’e and HouContinue reading “Stories and Mooncakes: The Lady in the Moon”
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