Chinese New Year

QUIRKE: A Day in the Year of a Nobody

Feb 11, 2025Comedy

I think it may now be untoward to label the Lunar calendar as ‘Chinese’ considering the other countries that follow this tradition. However, UNESCO have recognised the Spring Festival as a Chinese intangible cultural her...

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