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Tomorrow is Lantern’s Day and it marks the end of the Lunar New Year holiday. The day before the Lantern Festival, the Lantern Display stages are built in the open square in the front of temples. People bring their decorated lanterns to the display stage for the competition. Some lanterns might take more than aContinue reading “Today is the 14th Day of The Lunar New Year Festival –”

Our Throwback Thursday features a favorite song, something about the song and a cover version of the song. Not meaning to, I fell down a Procol Harum rabbit hole and of course, A Whiter Shade of Pale came up. I found that the group had made two versions of the their promotional video for theContinue reading “… the waiter brought a tray”

All of the festival food should probably be done by now. Most people just want to eat something simple on this day. Some people eat vegetarian foods to cleanse their digestive system (remember yesterday was Diarrhea day.) This day is dedicated to the General Guan Yu. Guan Yu was born in the Three Kingdom period,Continue reading “Today is the 13th day of the Lunar New Year.”

Since the Lunar New Year’s Eve, people have been attending feasts, with mostly greasy and rich food. So, starting from this day on, people start to take a light, vegetarian meal. Some family member may begin to show signs of intestinal distress, hence the day has become known as Diarrhea Day (I didn’t make thisContinue reading “Today is the 12th day of the Lunar New Year.”

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company – George Washington Young George Washington was born on February 11, 1731 (or so he thought.) Unfortunately for him, England had been tenaciously clinging onto the Julian calendar – they wanted noneContinue reading “Please follow along (refer to your flowcharts if need be:)”

The eleventh day of the Lunar New Year is known as the day to welcome Zigu Shen (the Purple Lady). According to legend, Zigu was a concubine of a rich man in ancient China. The wife of the rich man killed her in the toilet due to her jealousy. The Heavenly God had compassion forContinue reading “It’s the eleventh day of CNY”

February 21, 2008 –Paul Mawhinney’s collection of 3 million vinyl records, amassed over 40 years while he owned a record store in Pittsburgh, was sold on eBay for $3,002,150, on this date. The bid was a sham, it turned out to be an unsuspecting Irishman who said his account had been hacked. Mawhinney held ontoContinue reading “That’s a lot of vinyl”

It’s also the birthday of the god of stone. On this day, it is forbidden to move any stone, including stone roller, stone mill and stone mortar, so this day is also known as “Shi Bu Dong”(meaning do not move any stone). In addition, it is also forbidden to cut into a mountain for rockContinue reading “It’s the Tenth day of the Lunar New Year.”

February 20, 1962 –… Godspeed John Glenn. While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn orbited the Earth three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth. Remember, NASA hadn’t invented the astronaut diaper yet; I bet he had to pee something wicked. The people of Perth in Australia all turnedContinue reading “Around the World”

It’s the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the King of Heaven on this day, as well. The Jade Emperor is also known as the Yù Huáng or Yù Dì, the Ruler of all Heavens (of which the Chinese have over 30), Earth and the Underworld/ Hell, Creator of the Universe, later the Emperor of theContinue reading “The Ninth Day of Lunar New Year”