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Qi Xi
Aug 19th is Qixi, Chinese Valentine’s Day (Lunar July 7th). It celebrates the romantic legend of a cowherd and a weaver girl, who can only meet once a year on a magpie bridge. They were separated by the vast Milky Way, so magpies flew together to make a bridge for them to cross over. How…
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Qu Yuan & Zongzi
June 19th is the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on Lunar May the 5th. It is one of the four most important traditional Chinese celebrations. This festival commemorates Qu Yuan, an esteemed poet and minister of the State of Chu during the Warring States period, over 2000 years ago. Deeply devoted to…