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Everybody comes from different country, state, background, race, upbringing, etc. and there's something that your race or family practice or does. I'm a Chinese but there are so many different types of Chinese (we call them different dialect group such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Teow Chew, Hakka, etc. and within a dialect group, there are sub-dialect groups), each dialect group have different kind of practice and also food. Let's tell each other 10 things about your culture; share some photos if you can.
I don't know much about the culture of my race but here's what I can tell you:-
1. Our food are mostly steamed, stir fry, broil, soupy, etc. and here are some pictures of the food we eat:-
2. It is very common to eat rice and variety of dishes on the table and everybody will take their share from the plates of dishes placed in the middle of the table, as shown below:-
3. There's a Lunar Calendar for the Chinese people and festivals are based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar such as:-
a. Chinese New Year - Usually celebrated either January or February of each year to mark the beginning of each year.
b. Hungry Ghost Festival - Celebrated in the 7th month of the lunar calendar whereby they believed that the gates of hell is open and all the ghosts will be released. People prays to the dead people and usually, people don't go home late, don't visit certain places (such as the sea, river, etc.) in case a ghost waiting to look for a replacement, etc.
c. Mooncake Festival - Celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar when children carries the lanterns, eat mooncakes, etc.
d. Winter Festival - Three days before Christmas and on this day, people will normally eat the colourful glutinous rice ball.
Lots and lots more...
4. Whenever you enter your home or someone else's, you remove your shoes; either leave them outside or at a designated place in the home.
5. Chinese proverbs and idioms are commonly used among the Chinese (and I know only a handful of them) the following are some examples of them:-
Note: If I have misunderstood them and you understand them, please correct them for me coz I'm not very good in this myself. As I cannot read and write chinese, so, I used the pronunciation for the cantonese sayings.
a. Mah sei lok dei hang (Direct translation: When the horse died, you walk on the ground)
Meaning: If you have failed, you have to pick up and start from the ground.
b. Pak thou yan soong hak thou yan (Direct translation: A grey haired person sends a dark haired person)
Meaning: This is usually used in funeral which means, the poor man's child had died and it's very sad.
c. Hou ma pet sek wu thou chou (Direct translation: A good horse does not eat the old grass)
Meaning: Never return to the previous organisation you've worked for.
I don't know much about the culture of my race but here's what I can tell you:-
1. Our food are mostly steamed, stir fry, broil, soupy, etc. and here are some pictures of the food we eat:-
2. It is very common to eat rice and variety of dishes on the table and everybody will take their share from the plates of dishes placed in the middle of the table, as shown below:-
3. There's a Lunar Calendar for the Chinese people and festivals are based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar such as:-
a. Chinese New Year - Usually celebrated either January or February of each year to mark the beginning of each year.
b. Hungry Ghost Festival - Celebrated in the 7th month of the lunar calendar whereby they believed that the gates of hell is open and all the ghosts will be released. People prays to the dead people and usually, people don't go home late, don't visit certain places (such as the sea, river, etc.) in case a ghost waiting to look for a replacement, etc.
c. Mooncake Festival - Celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar when children carries the lanterns, eat mooncakes, etc.
d. Winter Festival - Three days before Christmas and on this day, people will normally eat the colourful glutinous rice ball.
Lots and lots more...
4. Whenever you enter your home or someone else's, you remove your shoes; either leave them outside or at a designated place in the home.
5. Chinese proverbs and idioms are commonly used among the Chinese (and I know only a handful of them) the following are some examples of them:-
Note: If I have misunderstood them and you understand them, please correct them for me coz I'm not very good in this myself. As I cannot read and write chinese, so, I used the pronunciation for the cantonese sayings.
a. Mah sei lok dei hang (Direct translation: When the horse died, you walk on the ground)
Meaning: If you have failed, you have to pick up and start from the ground.
b. Pak thou yan soong hak thou yan (Direct translation: A grey haired person sends a dark haired person)
Meaning: This is usually used in funeral which means, the poor man's child had died and it's very sad.
c. Hou ma pet sek wu thou chou (Direct translation: A good horse does not eat the old grass)
Meaning: Never return to the previous organisation you've worked for.