Today we mostly talk about Chinese festivals and Xing Shi Ge (surname song).
China has a lot of festival, but some of them are universal participation, some of them are not.
春节(Chinese New Year) – Chun jie
Most important festival Family reunion
元宵节 (Lantern Festival) – Yuan xiao jie
The first full-moon night of the year
People celebrate the earth returns to spring
清明节 (Qingming Festival) – Qing min jie
The first day of the fifth solar term(4.4-4.6)
端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival) – Duan wu jie
The ancient poet Qu Yuan
Dragon boat race
Regarding Surname song, there are hundreds of family names in China.
In order to help the kids remember them in a easier and lighter way, educators write these surname songs. It makes the knowledge less dull.
We also talked about how Russian country’s tradition of the surname traditionally. But nowadays, people are more flexible about this. And the acceptance level are difference in this new generation.
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