Cynthia Reyes

Joni Flowers

EDU 280-1005

April 18, 2016

Group 4

Chinese

Important dates

The Chinese have many different important days especially their holidays. The

Moon festival is one of those important dates. It falls on the 15th of the 8th month of

the Chinese calendar, which usually is on mid or late September. Retail,

Government, Banks and Business Offices close on this day. It is one of the most

important holidays in the Chinese calendar; its a popular celebration of

togetherness. Its sometimes referred as the Lantern Festival or Moon cake Festival.

Its celebrated by the eating of moon cakes, sweets that contain a hardened egg yolk

or bean paste in the middle. Some families, after they are done eating they go watch

the lantern show or musical shows. Another would be the Chinese New Year varies

with the lunar calendar. Its a day of celebration. The customs that are followed in

this day are intended to ensure good fortune and prosperity in the year to come. The

Chinese decorate their house with vibrant red decorations. On New Years Eve The

Chinese believe they should be welcomed with all family member gathered together.

They make dumplings as well as rice puddings. On New Years day the celebration

continues with a big feast, which includes seafood, vegetables and noodles. Its when

they banish bad luck but if they want to play it safe they dont sweep the floor, they
dont use scissors, they dont wash their hair as well as dont do anything to make

children cry on this day. The last important date that I did research on was the Qing

Min festival. The Qing Min festival is a day for remembrance of the spirits of

ancestors and dead loved ones. The Qing Ming Festival is the time when the dead is

honored by their living relatives. Its celebrated by the families repainting the

tombstones and pull out the trash and weeds. They also leave food on the graves. In

some parts of the world its celebrated by flying kites. The kites come in all different

shapes, sizes and colors; Shapes such as frogs, crabs, and other animals. They attach

the kites to the lanterns so they will be seen in the darkness.

Stereotyping

In an article that I found I read about how Canadians stereotyped Chinese

Americans. The Chinese immigrants were seen as dirty people. They were branded

as the unwanted race in Canada, but before that the head tax was imposed on them.

A Chinese stimulus person was not described as more honest, courteous, neat

They were also known as spitters.

Symbols

One of the symbols that I found in my research was The National Flower is a Bunch-

flowered Narcissus. It was introduced to China about 1,400 years ago and its also

considered good luck. The flower is used in traditional Chinese medicine to heal

wounds. The color of the fruit and seeds are tan and black. Another was the national

bird is the Red-crowed Crane. The bird is an endangered species. The birds feed on

insects and amphibians. 65 Percent of the public voted for this bird to become the

national bird. The last symbol was, the Flag. The Flag was first used in October 1,
1949. The large star represents the Communist Party of Chine, the 4 smaller start

represent the 4 occupations most esteemed by the Communist Party: farmers,

workers, teachers and soldier; While the red represents revolution and yellow

indicates the color of the flag that was inherited from the flag of the Soviet Union
 Reference:

Stereotyping Chinese as Spitters Is Easy."

Http://search.proquest.com/docview/197247040?pq-origsite=gscholar.

Shanghai Daily Publishing House, 17 Oct. 2014. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.

"China." A to Z the World. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.