Pride and Prejudice: Part 1 - Pride

Pride and prejudice--no, not the book--is evident in Chinese culture. As you can see from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, China has immense pride and honor. Even children movies, like Mulan, mentions it.

"Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family ... dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow..."

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That may be a bad example, but from what I have experienced, Chinese people are very prideful... and very prejudiced (which will take up a new post later).

Chinese New Year

Year of the Horse

Since it is coming up in a couple of days, I thought that my first post ought to be about Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year.)

Not only does the Chinese follow the Western calendar, they also follow the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year falls on the first day of the year, so it's usually around late mid-January to early February. This year, Chinese New Year happens to fall on Friday, January 31st.

Chinese New Year is celebrated all over the world, primarily in Asian-populated areas, like San Francisco, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Singapore, just to name a few.