The history of the Chinese perfume pouch (commonly called Xiangbao, Xiangnang, Xiangdai or Hebao) can be traced back to the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. It is said that people in ancient

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第一种说法: The International Children's Day had its origin in Turkey in 1920 (April 23, 1920) and later in the World Conference in Geneva, Switzerland,which 54 representatives from different countries gathered together to convene the first Wo

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Children's Day is celebrated in many parts of the world. It is a day to highlight the dignity of children and their need for love, care, and respect, and instill in the children a sense of independence and national pride. It is also a day to honor ad

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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

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World No-Tobacco Day 世界无烟日 5月31日是世界无烟日(World No-Tobacco Day),自20世纪50年代以来,全球范围内已有大量流行病学研究证实,吸烟是导致肺癌的首要危险因素。为了引起国际社会对烟草

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Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. In fact when a father's day was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards! 父亲节与普遍的误解

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Raise your head on August 6 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE'S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 6 this year. That is, on the evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nv w

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In the often unheated buildings of the middle ages, long gowns were necessary for scholars to ward off the cold. 在中世纪,房屋里一般不具备取暖设备,长袍成为了学子们避寒的必需品。 Academic dress for graduations starte

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Easter is the Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus as a religious holiday. Over the past year the spring equinox, the first full moon of the first Sunday after Easter. Church of Christ in the early years of the date of Easter, there h

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The Easter bunny has arrived, chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops, the daffodils are out, and the weather is getting better! Easter is a great time of year, but what are its origins? Originally Easter was called Pascha after the Hebrew word for Pa

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The bountiful Easter bunnies have become the most favorite Easter symbol. It's universal and secular in its appeal. And, most important of all, it relates to Easter historically. However, one fact has got to be made clear. It is the hare, and not the

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Who doesn't love to have the nice white lily as part of the Easter gift? In fact, the lovely white trumpet lily has been enjoying a great favor in being included as a principal item for church decoration for quite some time. A perfect gift of nature

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As with almost all Christian holidays, Easter has been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication。 和其它基督教节日一样,复活节正慢慢被世俗和

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As with almost all Christian holidays, Easter has been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication. 和其它基督教节日一样,复活节正慢慢被世俗和被

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复活节的由来复活节实际上是信奉基督教的所有国家的重大节日,其重要性在某些国家甚至超过了圣诞节。按《圣经?马太福音》的说法,耶稣基督在十字架上受刑死后的第三天复活,因而把春

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复活节的由来按《圣经?马太福音》的说法,耶稣基督在十字架上受刑死后的第三天复活,因而把春分节(3月20日或3月21日)当日见到满月或过了春分见到第一个满月之后,遇到的第一个星期日设

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1.如果只是遇见,不能停留,不如不遇见。 If we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other,then I wish we had never encountered. 2.宁愿笑着流泪,也不哭着说后悔。心碎了,还需再补吗? I would li

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In Bill Gates' Book for high school and college graduates, there is a list of 11 things they did not learn in school. In his book, Bill Gates talks about how feel good, politically-correct teachings created a full generation of kids with no concept o

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London residents too busy to hit the gym every once in a while will soon get the chance to work out during their commute, thanks to a fleet of ingenious fitness buses packed full of stationary bikes。 很多伦敦居民因太忙而无法时常去健

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(CNN)The way our laws are written, guns are easy to get in this land of the free。 (CNN)根据我们的立法,在这片自由的土地上,买枪比买狗容易。 Buying from a gun store? Background checks and waiting periods might slow you do

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