tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post2409861440101287071..comments2024-03-22T03:59:39.188-07:00Comments on Dive into Worldbuilding: Culture Share: Qing Ming and Seventh Month - no, they are not HalloweenJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-53607479178828707752011-04-19T02:13:24.118-07:002011-04-19T02:13:24.118-07:00Would be good to also mention roughly when these f...Would be good to also mention roughly when these festivals fall - Qing Ming around early April and Seventh month (seven months after the lunar new year) around late august/early Spetember. Reading the above p[ost makes it sound like they happen around the same time. Also, it might be too much but any chance of calling it the Hungry Ghost festival instead of or aka Seventh Month? How about also adding the dragon boat race and the shameless devouring of bak chang (YUMMMM!!!!). Just a thought...lah!Rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-44756870483965798522011-03-31T08:33:29.558-07:002011-03-31T08:33:29.558-07:00That is fascinating. Back in my high school Spanis...That is fascinating. Back in my high school Spanish classes we studied some about El Dia de los Muertos: The Day of the Dead. Neat to see how another culture handles death. I had a strong sense of what it would be like to attend one of the rituals and what it means to the participants. The only thing I didn't understand was the "five-foot-way house." I have no idea what that means, but everything else was vivid. The concept of the void-deck is pretty cool.<br><br>I chuckled at how the last line echoes the title yet implies something different.Jaleh Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942272578488986874noreply@blogger.com