Read how one Vietnamese family celebrates New Year’s in a uniquely Vietnamese way—preparing and eating traditional foods, observing special traditions, watching fireworks and a dragon dance, and sharing good times with family members. Spring is coming, the period of time to which I always aspire. It means that the New Year is also coming soon. … Read more
Ch’u Sok, the Korean thanksgiving day, is the most famous traditional event in Korea. The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is called Ch’u Sok (the harvest moon) or Hangawi. It is a time to give thanks for autumn harvests and be together with your family. We wake up early on this day. We … Read more
In Hong Kong there is a holiday called the Chung Yueng Festival. It is celebrated on September 9th of the Lunar calendar. The story of this holiday was about a family. On that day, a family went to a hill to do something. When they came back home, they found all their animals had died. … Read more
Literally, family is defined in Random House Webster’s Dictionary as parents and their children considered as a group. It is a group in which persons are together under the same identity. Family often stands on top of social hierarchies with its strong power uniting all the members. That means it is something more than the … Read more
My four grandparents have a goal in common in their lives; their goal is to see our family full of happiness and to see us growing up healthy and happy. Grandparents are important and influential persons in all people’s lives. They are those people who take care of you and love you. They are special … Read more