A Red Egg and Ginger Party is where proud parents introduced their new baby to friends and relatives. Traditionally, a newborn was not given a name or formally accepted into the family until this time because, as in other countries, infant mortality rates in China were quite high. A baby who reached one month of […]
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Although many Asian cultures recognize the Asian Zodiac, they each have their own way of bringing in the New Year. Some follow the calendar New Year, while others follow the solar calendar.
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Background The Asian Zodiac origins are based on the lunar year cycle and are shared by the Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other Southeast Asian cultures worldwide. Like the Western Zodiac, the Asian Zodiac origins is based in part on the idea that people born in the same time period tend to share certain personality traits.