#spring festival
पीली पीली सरसों फूल (Yellow are the mustard flowers)
पीली उड़े पतंग (The flying kite is yellow)
ओ पीली पीली उड़ी चुनरिया (The chunariya that flies is yellow)
ओ पीली पगड़ी के संग (along with the yellow turban)
- opening lines of the spring/basant song from Upkar.
Vasant Panchami or the beginning of the spring season is on the 5th day of the waxing moon of Magh i.e. 12 February 2016 and is celebrated in the Northern part of India.
The colour yellow is associated with the day, be it clothes or rice coloured with saffron.
Also the day for worshipping Saraswati in some parts of the country e.g. Bengal. And in days past the day for a festival in honour of Kamadeva aka the God of Love, though the celebration shifted with time from April to the beginning of spring and is no longer celebrated.
Painting credit: Samar Ghose via Satyasri Ukil Barishkar.
PS:Obviously I love spring posts.
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Happy(day after) Lunar New Year, everyone!
If anyone missed the Chinese New Year / Spring Festival Gala 2015, it’s available online! =) Unfortunately it’s only in Chinese without English subtitles (there are Chinese subtitles), but there are some fun performances if you skip around… It’s also really cute because the broadcast opens with a bunch of individuals wishing their families a happy new year.
The actual show starts at 2:03:13 and everyone should watch the intro, which is just musical, as it is a nice, pretty capsule of various aspects of China (not all-encompassing of course, but still).
If you want to skim through the intro though, they do include all of the commercials and the footage leading up to the Gala (unlike any American broadcast, it is 4 hours of uninterrupted programming), which are fun in their own way - especially ones by American companies like Jeep (yes, there are Jeep commercials). They do also have the 2014 show, if you want to see past performances as well.
So yeah, this is what we watch in China - well, most people. Basically it’s the Chinese version of the Superbowl in terms of watched-ness, except that while the SuperBowl may attract 100+ million viewers, the Spring Festival Gala is said to attract 700+ million to 1 billion viewers(so it’s about 6+ times as popular). Just saying. It’s also less ridiculous and more supportive of cultural values that apply to a broader and more diverse audience. Oh, and we eat much more delicious food, plus we get money as presents. =)
We’re just that awesome. B) Anyway, wishing everyone a joyous and prosperous Year of the Goat*!
*for people who are confused while you might see Year of the Sheep/Goat, it’s because the Chinese character 羊 refers to several creatures, including both sheep and goats; so in English translation, translators may opt to select either one. Basically, English sees the differentiation between these two creatures to be more important than the Chinese do.
The Kitchen God is one of the most important of domestic gods that protect the hearth and family.
On the 23rd/24th of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, a week before Chinese New Year, the Kitchen God returns to heaven to report on the activities of every household to the Jade Emperor. People will make offerings to the Kitchen God on this day so that he’ll put in a good word for them. As a result, the Jade Emperor will not punish or may even reward the family for the coming year.
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Meet the woman behind your tea!
From February 1st - 4th, we’re featuring Mrs. Li’s Shi Feng Dragonwell.
In our latest video, Mrs. Li tells you about her green tea in her own words.
Watch the video, then save an extra 16% on Dragonwell on top of the 10% pre-order discount when you use the coupon code TEAMONKEY1.
Villager Sun Xuetang makes steamed buns with patterns in the Zhuqiao Town, Laizhou City, east #China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 15, 2014. Steamed bun with colourful patterns, listed as an intangible heritage of Shandong, is a traditional staple food during the Spring Festival in Jiaodong.
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新春快乐(xin chun kuai le)！Happy Chinese New year!
牛年到了，你说的是牛话，办的是牛事，发的是牛财，走的是牛路，开的是牛车，交的是牛友，碰的是牛运，总之2021你最牛!!!
(Pinyin for the blessing above: niu nian dao le, ni shuo de shi niu hua, ban de shi niu shi, fa de shi niu cai, zou de shi niu lu, kai de shi niu che, jiao de shi niu you, peng de shi niu yun, zong zhi 2021 ni zui niu!)
In Chinese “牛(niú)” is cow/ox but is also used as a slang to express awesome.
So basically 牛 = 厉害(lì hai)
For example you can say “你最牛(nǐ zuì niú)” which means “you are the best”.
(You may also have heard people say “牛逼/牛B(niú bī)” which is equal to “fucking awesome” in English. But this is a very informal expression so don’t use it towards everyone haha )
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It’s CNY’s Eve!!! Most Chinese families will enjoy a new years eve dinner and watch the 春节联欢晚会(spring festival gala) together!
I’ve shared the link below
They will be streaming it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-lxMLoGtIg
Live starts Beijing time 2月11日20:00（GMT+8）
Below is the performance order!!!
I’m late but happy lunar new year! (also dw Shun isn’t actually cutting his hair. She just likes teasing him)
新年快樂
恭喜發財
James’s family went shopping for the lunar new year! Shun isn’t a big fan of the new clothes she got…
chinese hanfu by 画画的小麻雀
chinese hanfu by 画画的小麻雀
Aries_F_modified cheongsam
Happy Chinese New Year everyone, Happy Valentine’s Day！
Cheongsam should be issued during the New Year
But the pictures I took were not satisfied and did not post
Just in time for Valentine’s Day today, it came out! Happy double festival everyone!
It’s a modified Chinese cheongsam, not a traditional Chinese cheongsam, don’t provoke me！
The rendering colors are for reference only, the actual colors in the game shall prevail.
The clothes are very close-fitting, and the sims will inevitably penetrate when doing difficult moves
If you don’t mind and would like to believe me, please feel free to use it for your SIMS！
There are 9 colors
Female only
Category→suit
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The scene used for shooting comes from @nilsims
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