Happy Snake!
Today, Sunday, is officially the first day of the Lunar New Year (BBC link).
Although here in Japan, the new year is celebrated according to the Western calendar (3Yen / 2013-Jan-01), let’s start off the Year of the Snake auspiciously by doing a little Japanese sumi-e* — ink-wash brush painting…
via cineraria
View the original video at:
http://youtu.be/M6UgVzWB7wQ?t=18s
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February 10th, 2013 at 12:41 pm
I certainly hope this will be the year of the trouser snake, though this time I hope that fucker keeps me out of trouble…
February 10th, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Because the Chinese have no God, they celebrate Spring Festival. (globaltimes.cn)
(”Spring Festival” = Chinese New Years, is the proper Maoist communist terminology that has been rid of “religious superstition.”)
February 13th, 2013 at 2:49 pm
China orders retailers to stop selling Tokyo Big Bang fireworks amid dispute with Japan
AP News | 2013-020-08
Chinese authorities have ordered retailers to stop selling fireworks named “Tokyo Big Bang” because they could damage relations with Japan, an official with the fireworks’ manufacturer…
…The name came from both patriotism and profit…
… the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Sunday and marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake. Across the country, people set off fireworks throughout the day and night on the streets. Chinese traditionally believe the noise will fend off evil spirits and bad luck…