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[gochuugoku]

[China's all smiles as he gives a wave.]

Nihao! It has come to my attention that this year, or rather, in the year of 2012, the date for the Dragon Boat Festival is June twenty-third.

Activities for the Dragon Boat Festival include eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine, and racing dragon boats. There is also a game where one tries to make an egg stand at exactly noon, and if you succeed you will have luck for the next year.

I would like to bring this traditional Chinese holiday to Fortuna, especially the boat races if it is safe to go rowing on the lake, aru. Then of course I will prepare plenty of zongzi for others to eat.

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[gochuugoku]

The bride and groom don't wear black and white wedding garments. No, traditional Chinese wedding garments are red and gold, as are the decorations. Along with the decorations, there are usually pictures of the dragon and the Fenghuang, since together they symbolize blissful relations between the couple.

There are many rituals too, some that involve the couple's parents. The bride and groom do not just make their vows, they kowtow to one another a few times, promising to respect and honor each other.

It's considered bad luck for the bride's feet to touch the ground before she reaches wherever the ceremony is being held. That's why she's carried in a litter to the set location. Finally, Chinese wedding feasts consist of eight courses, or sometimes ten.