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  • Spring Festival customs in Shitang town

    When Spring Festival approaches, fishermen in Shitang town of Wenling in Taizhou, Zhejiang province are busy making tangjiu (糖龟/糖阄) to celebrate the festival.

  • Festivals and diet in Linhai

    The ancient festivals and customs of the Linhai culture reflect the history of Linhai in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, something like living fossils.

  • Emperor Guan Temple and festivals and customs in Wenling

    In ancient times, the titles of Marquis and Duke were granted to Guan Yu posthumously who was then called Guandi (Emperor Guan) or Guangong (Lord Guan) by followers, and worshiped in temples scattered everywhere.

  • Marriage custom in Tiantai county

    According to traditional marriage customs in Tiantai county of Taizhou, Zhejiang province, in the first step of a marriage, a boy's family and a girl's family, under the negotiation of a matchmaker, exchanged letters bearing the dates and hours of their births.

  • Marriage customs in Yuhuan

    According to traditional marriage customs in Yuhuan, a county-level city of Taizhou, Zhejiang province, in the first step of a marriage, a boy's family and a girl's family, under the negotiation of a matchmaker, will exchange birthday letters bearing the boy's and the girl's birthday and birth hour respectively.

  • Customs and etiquette in Taizhou

    Customs and etiquette of marriage, giving birth, birthday celebrations, funerals, house building and house warming in Taizhou.

  • Customs of Winter Solstice in Taizhou

    The Winter Solstice is among the twenty four solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar, created by farmers in ancient China.

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