24 Chinese Solar terms – Winter Solstice
The 22nd of the 24 Chinese Solar terms is here - Winter Solstice or 冬至 (Dōngzhì). Let’s learn a bit about this period in the Chinese calendar. It starts on December 21st, and that…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Lesser snow
The solar term starting on November 22nd, which is the 20th out of 24 solar terms total, is called 小雪 (xiǎoxuě in Pinyin, meaning light or minor snow). 小雪 is…
Double Eleven Festival in China
Do you know what day is coming up? Yes, that’s right – Double Eleven. The old China hands among you will go “Duh – we’ve been bombarded with 11.11 ads…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Beginning of Winter
The solar term starting on November 7th (or November 8th in some years) is called 立冬or “beginning of winter” in English and is a traditional Chinese festival. It marks the day…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Frost’s descent
Today, we are welcoming the 18th out of the 24 Chinese solar terms. Frost’s Descent is the English equivalent of 霜降 or Shuāngjiàng in pinyin. According to the Chinese agricultural calendar, it…
Double Ninth Festival
Double Ninth Festival (also called Chongyang Festival) is held on the 9th day of the 9th month in the lunar calendar. In 2021, that day falls on October 14th. Its…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Cold Dew
Big celebrations happened in China recently – National Day and Golden Week and Mid-Autumn Festival. But not only National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival happened, a new solar term has arrived as well. This…
National Day and Golden Week
Do you know whose birthday is coming up on October 1st? That’s right, the world’s most populated country is celebrating the 72nd year of its founding. This event is commemorated by…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Autumn Equinox
The Autumnal Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分), the sixteenth solar term falls in the middle of Autumn and divides this season into two equal parts. This year, Qiu Fen begins on September…
Mid-Autumn Festival
It seems that all around the world, people feel the need to celebrate a successful harvest. Americans have their Thanksgiving, Germans have their Erntedankfest, the French have their jour d’action…
