Posts Tagged ‘holidays’

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Before their implementation of the Western solar calendar system, the Chinese almost exclusively followed their own lunar calendar for determining the times of planting and harvesting and festival days. Although people in China today use the Western calendar for almost all business, governmental and practical matters of daily life, the old method still serves as the basis for working out numerous recurring holidays. This coexistence of two calendar schemes has long been accepted by the people of China.

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Trains In Seattle and Train Sets

Boys and girls of all ages like trains and train sets. They have played a very important role in the history of this country and Seattle, Washington and the Northwest in specific. In deed, the roles of trains in this region of the country have in the past been so vital that there are a few museums devoted to them. Trains were essential lifelines for the population here for many years. While their importance seems to be dwindling in today's society, their importance throughout the history of our country remains.

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