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Lunar New Year

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Hi Friendzzzz.... Gong hei fat choy...!! Gong xi fa cai...!! Wishing you all a Belated Lunar New Year....!!!!! So, here starts our questions.....!!!! W hat is Lunar New Year...!!? Yes you are right, it is a Chinese New Year . W hy is this called as a Lunar New Year...!!? It is based on the Luni Solar Chinese Calendar . W hen is this New Year Celebrated...!!? Normally a Chinese New Year falls on a full moon day between January 21 and February 20 of the English Calendar. This year, it was on February 5, 2019 (Tuesday) and it is called as the YEAR OF PIG . So, do you know H ow this new year is celebrated...!!? Celebration of the day starts traditionally from the preceding evening of the year's first Day to the LANTERN FESTIVAL (February 19,2019 Tuesday), which is held on the 15th day of the year. They usually celebrate the fest with some traditional practices like Cleaning their house thoroughly and decorating windows and doors with red pap

What is Valentine's Day?

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Hi Friendzz…               HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY...!!! We all know that, a Valentine is someone who we love or to whom we are attached to.   And we also know that Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14 th February every year. But do we know that this day is also known as Saint Valentine’s Day, named after Saint Valentine…!!!??? Here I’ll share a few facts what I know, about this day.                 It seems that, the ancient Romans might be responsible for the name of this day of love. V alentine, a holy priest in Rome was executed by Emperor Claudius II on Feb 14, in the 3 rd Century . During Claudius rule, Rome was involved in many unpopular campaigns. This made the emperor to build a strong army, which came out to be very difficult as he believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army as they had a stronger attachment with their family.                 In order to build his strong army, Claudius decided to stop all the marriages and engage