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| Left to right: Horse, Sandy, Monkey, Tripitaka, Pigsy (Wikipedia) |
Note: Great books often lend themselves to a deeper way of reading. Let's see how that works with this popular Chinese novel.
Get Ready: Are you familiar with the Chinese novel (or Japanese TV show) about the Monkey King?
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| The reunion of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd (Wikipedia) |
Note: Two lovers--actually, stars--are banished to opposite sides of the river called the Milky Way, and can meet only once a year.
Get Ready: Do you know any other myths or legends based in astronomy?
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| Church where the first Mother's Day service was held in 1908 (Wikipedia) |
Note: The official recognition of Mother's Day in the U.S. was long in coming. But today, nearly half of the world's 175 celebrations use approximately the same date!
Get Ready: When do you celebrate Mother's Day? What do you do to recognize the importance of mothers?
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| During Tomb-Sweeping Day in Singapore (Wikipedia) |
Note: From the foolishness of April 1st, we pivot to the "grave" activity of sweeping the ancestral tombs, in Chinese culture.
Get Ready: Do you have any annual (or regular) activity in which you celebrate or remember your ancestors?
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| Earth at the equinoxes (Wikipedia) |
Note: Each of the four great turning points--solstices and equinoxes--is widely celebrated across cultures. Let's look at some springtime celebrations.
Get Ready: Does your culture or region have a special celebration for Spring Equinox? If so, what do you do?
Note: We continue our examination of translation versus transliteration, and this time we throw in a quick look at transcription as well.
Get Ready: Have you ever had a problem with a translation or transcription from one language to another, perhaps with written instructions for something?
Note: Meaning is often "lost in translation"--and even in transliteration! But what's the difference between the two? It all started with a question from a reader...
Get Ready: Do you know the difference between translation and transliteration? Have you ever translated anything?
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