Chinese calendar

The purpose of a calendar is to keep track of things such as the past or future time, days until a certain event happens which could be holidays or someone’s birthday, or time since an event has happened. There are many different variations of the calendar, including Egyptian, Roman, Gregorian, Lunar, etc. The creation of the calendar was influenced by the geographical location as well as the seasons, although, in warmer countries where seasons cannot be differentiated, the moon would keep the…

a. Gender socialization/pg. 74: learning society’s “gender map,” the paths in life set out for us because we are male or female. The path laid out for both the male and female gender in China is very obvious. Males in China are much more wanted in the country than females are. Many males in China’s culture are raised as single children and are very spoiled and get almost anything they want. The males are treated this way because they are then expected to stay with the family to take care of…

Lindo’s narrative opens illustrating the importance of Chinese culture, saying, ‘I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents’ promise” (Tan, 49), by placing this as the opening sentence Tan is able to convey the prominence of the family in the culture. Lindo’s emic perspective attaches her to her culture and…

study became very overwhelming. I did some research on calendar systems to see what system worked best for me. The three main calendar systems I came across during my searching were; making a list of task I need to accomplish, using a schedule book to stay organized, or to use an alarm on a device for events. The best calendar system that worked best for me was using a scheduling book to stay organized to manage my time. With this calendar system I realized that I could write everything down…

of China during the Chinese New Year which is a very important and special holiday in the Chinese culture. The Chinese New Year follow the Lunar Calendar and is 15 days long. The chinese do special and many interesting traditions during the Chinese New Year. The Zodiac Calendar shows what animal you are and what traits you have given your birth year. Based on the information stated on the calendar, some of the traits are accurate and some are not on the Zodiac calendar. Chinese New Year is a…

Asian culture is more to hierarchy based by following age, education or in workplace, they will look at the position. Asian kids have to get parents permission for everything they wanted to do, studies or go out with friends. In a traditional Chinese culture, Men or boys always be the most important and pampered in the family as they can earn money for the family while girls or women are just to take care of the family and be a housewife. In educational way, Asian culture are more to academic…

The Harvest Moon Festival is an Asian holiday that celebrates the union of families and friends while observing the full moon and giving thanks for the harvest. The Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association observe this day and created a festival here, at Oklahoma State University. I enjoyed the festival, even though the festival did get a bit disorganized, you could still tell that the organizations and the audience all had a fun time regardless of the…

What Is Your Personal Dragon Everyone has their own dream or achievements they want to conquer. Some people want to climb Mount Everest and some want to lose 10 pounds. People have these goals because it challenges them to push their body. These challenges do not come easy to anybody, not to the person that wants to climb Mount Everest and not to the person that wants to lose 10 pounds. The obstacles that push people to want to achieve these challenges knows as psychological dragons vary in…

cultures, the Chinese culture has its own way of communication both verbally and nonverbally. Chinese people use less expressions compare to the western countries. There are some nonverbal communication styles used in Chinese culture to show their expression. Their style of greeting involves bowing their head while shaking hands with people. On the order hand, when greeting an elderly person, they lower their head and slightly bend forward to show some sign of respect. The Chinese culture does…

Standards in Their New Lives In the novel The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan, four families of Chinese immigrants gather around a mahjong table. Jing-Mei Woo is to replace her mother’s seat at the table. After Jing-Mei’s mother passes away, it is her responsibility to take over the seat. Jealousy fills the group when comparing their daughter's abilities. Beauty is important to all of the daughters and their mothers. Superstition factors into their everyday lives controlling their…