China – A Grave Interest

Women as Mourners

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Post published:April 9, 2011
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(Apologies for the delay in this post, I was in Lexington, but my blog copy was not : ) Women have always been the expressers of emotions. We are the…

Ancestors’ Day

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Post published:April 5, 2011
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Today is Ancestors Day in many Asian countries, a day to remember and honor the departed. It is also known as Tomb Sweeping Day or Qing Ming, which means pure…