nPostednDecember 27, 2013
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nAlthoughnonly a small percentage of Chinese people are Christian, thencelebration of Christmas is becoming popular in big cities such asnHong Kong, and you can see decorated trees, thousands of lights, andnother decorations in stores and malls.
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nTodaynis a Taoist festival of peace and renewal. One of the customs isnreading a list of all the names of the people who live in anparticular area…then attaching the list to a paper horse andnburning it. As the smoke rises, so do the hopes for those people.
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nTaoismnor Daoism?
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nTaoismnor Daoism?
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Lao Zi was the founder of Taoism. |
nBecausen“Tao” is pronounced “Dao,” you will sometimes see the wordnspelled with a “D.” Tao means The Way to happiness. Taoism isnmore of a philosophy and a code of ethics than it is a religion;nhowever, many people treat it as a religion when they discuss thenreligions of the world.
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- Checknout this kid-oriented page on Taoism.
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- Herenis another.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nKwanzaa (fromn12/26/11 to 1/1/12)
nKwanzaa (fromn12/26/11 to 1/1/12)
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nAstronomernJohannes Kepler’s birthday
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nAstronomernJohannes Kepler’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on:
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- Historicaln anniversaries in December
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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