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Major Holidays Celebrated in Taiwan. Mark, Chi-Fong, Shih. Chinese New Year. Legend of New Year: Monster Beast Set off firecrackers Children get red envelopes from relatives Performance of lion and dragon dance (9) Taboos: (1) no cleaning, no argument, no trashing ,no breaking
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Major Holidays Celebrated in Taiwan Mark, Chi-Fong, Shih
Chinese New Year • Legend of New Year: Monster Beast • Set off firecrackers • Children get red envelopes from relatives • Performance of lion and dragon dance (9) • Taboos: (1) no cleaning, no argument, no trashing ,no breaking (2)Married daughters shouldn’t return home on the first day of the new year.
Dragon Boat Festival • On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Summer time • Commemoration of a person named Chu Yuan • Hang moxa on the front door • Paste the picture of Chung Kuei on the front door • Dragon Boat Race • Popular food during the festival :Zong Zi
Ghost Festival • On the 15th day of the seventh lunar month • Chinese belief – souls of the departed family will come to visit • Burning paper money and houses made out of papers • Boat made out of papers on the water • Taboos: No Traveling, No getting married
Mid-Autumn Festival • The Legend of Eating Moon cakes • People eat moon cakes and pomelos moon cakes pomelos
Performance of dragon and lion dance Dragon Dance Lion Dance