franknot Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Happy New Year: 新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè) ... Happy Spring Festival: 春节快乐 (chūn jiē kuài lè) The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, has more than 4,000 years of history and is the longest holiday of the year. In 2020, Chinese New Year begins on January 25th and ends February 8th. I was reading about the upcoming Chinese New Year, ..(Year of the Metal Rat).. and came across this story.. On the first day of the Chinese new year holidays, the week-long 'Spring Festival' is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. ... Thousands of Chinese visit the Taoist Dong Lung Gong temple in Tungkang to go through the century-old ritual to get rid of bad luck. Men traditionally receive spankings and women get whipped. The number of strokes to be administered ..(always lightly by the temple staff).. is decided in either case by the god Wang Ye and by burning incense and tossing two pieces of wood, after which all go home happily, believing their luck will improve. Wouldn't it be nice if, from January 25th thru February 8th, Ms. Kang would be kind enough to give some her more downtrodden subs a better start on 2020 by devoting a small area in the Grey Room, with a sort of Temple atmosphere ... complete with an image of a Wang Ye god, some incense, and a few pieces of wood to throw ... Once the number of strokes is determined, a specified member of the "Temple Staff" could administer them (lightly, of course) ... thus giving that sub a leg up on a lucky new year !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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