Lovely snow days:) It’s beautiful but freezing. Can’t imagine how cold it was in UK during the Christmas period.
Well, celebration of Chinese New Year has come to an end. There are a lot of parties and celebration going on in this university. This is the first time that I came to know there are so many Chinese people in this city. Its good, made me less homesick. But still, I miss the days when I am wearing the red traditional Cheongsam (a close-fitting Chinese dress with side vents) and going to every house of my relatives and friends for a dinner, gathering or maybe just for a chat. We bring presents to their houses and married couples give us red pockets, with money in it.
As Chinese people always buy new things like clothes, bed linens to welcome the lunar New Year and so I have bought a new cloth for myself too. It used to be my mum who did it for me but anyway it’s one of the few tradition customs that I am able to do over here. I am so glad that there is a China Town in Birmingham that I can make some Chinese food with my friends on the New Year’s Day. I can say Chinese people are kind of superstition, we seldom buy new shoes or books as the homonyms of “sigh” in Chinese are the same with “shoes” and “books” is the same as “lost”. Also, we do not clear the bin and wash our hair on the New Year’s Day even it is extremely dirty. I guess it sounds terrible but I think it is funny :P . We did it as we believe it indicates that we have an auspicious beginning and have an auspicious year afterwards.
Well, another festival is coming soon! Happy Valentines Day to you all! Have a nice one.
I will update a bit more on academic side next week. :)
Well, celebration of Chinese New Year has come to an end. There are a lot of parties and celebration going on in this university. This is the first time that I came to know there are so many Chinese people in this city. Its good, made me less homesick. But still, I miss the days when I am wearing the red traditional Cheongsam (a close-fitting Chinese dress with side vents) and going to every house of my relatives and friends for a dinner, gathering or maybe just for a chat. We bring presents to their houses and married couples give us red pockets, with money in it.
As Chinese people always buy new things like clothes, bed linens to welcome the lunar New Year and so I have bought a new cloth for myself too. It used to be my mum who did it for me but anyway it’s one of the few tradition customs that I am able to do over here. I am so glad that there is a China Town in Birmingham that I can make some Chinese food with my friends on the New Year’s Day. I can say Chinese people are kind of superstition, we seldom buy new shoes or books as the homonyms of “sigh” in Chinese are the same with “shoes” and “books” is the same as “lost”. Also, we do not clear the bin and wash our hair on the New Year’s Day even it is extremely dirty. I guess it sounds terrible but I think it is funny :P . We did it as we believe it indicates that we have an auspicious beginning and have an auspicious year afterwards.
Well, another festival is coming soon! Happy Valentines Day to you all! Have a nice one.
I will update a bit more on academic side next week. :)
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