Year-round Festivals Series 38 – Halloween – Is it right to make trouble?

Year-round Festivals Series 38 – Halloween – Is it right to make trouble? Halloween is celebrated on 31st October every year. The festival is popular in western countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Nowadays, this festival has evolved into a folk custom. The Celtic peoples of Britain believed that the souls of the dead would return to their former dwellings on the night of 31st October, so they would put on masks and walk around their villages in order to frighten away these souls. They do this out of fear, hoping that they will […]

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Year-round Festival Series 37 – Sweetest Day – He Unintentionally Saved Someone’s Life

Year-round Festival Series 37 – Sweetest Day – He Unintentionally Saved Someone’s Life On the third Saturday of October every year, Sweetest Day is celebrated. On this day, people share romance with each other and show kindness to strangers. The festival began in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In 1921, the first Sweetest Day was organised by a committee of twelve candymakers, led by candy maker C. C. Hartzell, which donated 20,000 boxes of candies to children, orphans, the elderly and the poor. Although Sweetest Day is not a global holiday, it is predominantly celebrated in the Midwest, Northeastern U.S., Arizona and

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Year-round Festival Series 36 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Columbus ‘Discovered’ a New Continent?

Year-round Festival Series 36 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Columbus ‘Discovered’ a New Continent? The discovery of the American continent by Christopher Columbus on 12 October 1492 was an important development in world history. This important day in human history is commemorated annually in the United States of America on 12 October or the second Monday in October. Columbus, a Spanish-sponsored explorer, was planning to explore a new route to India and China when he accidentally discovered the existence of the Americas. This important historical event is known by different names in different countries and is commemorated on its own

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Year-round Festivals Series 35 – Mid-Autumn Festival – Let’s celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with your family!

Year-round Festivals Series 35 – Mid-Autumn Festival – Let’s celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with your family! In the eighth month of the Lunar Calendar, halfway through autumn, the moon is at its largest, fullest and brightest, and it is a time for people to enjoy the steady moonlight and the harvest season. People finally enjoy the fruits of their long summer’s labour. Looking at the harvest in the fields, people could finally rest and thank Heaven for its favour in the cool autumn breeze. The 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when the moon is at its brightest and

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Year-round Festival Series 34 – World Travel Day – To the ends of the earth

Year-round Festival Series 34 – World Travel Day – To the ends of the earth The Icelandic aurora borealis, the evening sunsets on London Bridge in the UK, the friendliness of the inhabitants of Taiwan’s small islands, the glowing sunset over the Grand Canyon in the US, the turquoise of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the craggy cliffs of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, the autumnal forests of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, the simplicity and magnificence of Egypt’s pyramids, the glittering lights of the city of Venice, and the glamour and splendour of Paris… the world’s beautiful landscapes are

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Year-round Festivals Series 33 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – Global warming is hitting Hong Kong in the face!

Year-round Festivals Series 33 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – Global warming is hitting Hong Kong in the face! In the past, global warming was a far-fetched word for the blessed city of Hong Kong. However, after the frontal impact of Hurricane No. 10 in early September and the severe rainstorms of the century that followed, which resulted in severe flooding and landslides in low-lying areas across Hong Kong, turning streets into fast-flowing rivers, and flooding MTR stations, the threat of global warming is something we have to take very seriously. Hong Kong’s persistent summer

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Year-round Festivals Series 32 – World Cleanup Day – Clean up more than just rubbish

Year-round Festivals Series 32 – World Cleanup Day – Clean up more than just rubbish With the end of the summer holidays, autumn is gradually approaching us. This Friday is the White Dew, one of the 24 Solar Terms in traditional Chinese lunisolar calendars, which is an autumn season. This is an autumnal season when the northern hemisphere’s sunshine hours are shorter and nighttime temperatures drop faster, causing moisture to condense into crystal clear dew drops. The poetic name “White Dew” originates from the ancient people’s observation of nature’s nuances. Our planet is also like a crystal clear blue-green pearl.

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Year-round Festivals Series 31 – International Day of Charity – What would make your life happier?

Year-round Festivals Series 31 – International Day of Charity – What would make your life happier? Hong Kong is an affluent society where people enjoy basic human rights and their needs for food, clothing, shelter and transport are met, if not exceeded. As an affluent city, it should have empathy for other poor and backward countries or people. The emergence of charitable organisations is an example of organisations developed out of love and empathy. Does an affluent society mean happiness? If the answer is ‘yes’, there should be no mental disorders in the city, no sadness, no tears, no pain.

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Year-round Festival Series 30 – Liberation Day (Hong Kong) – Freedom from Oppression

Year-round Festival Series 30 – Liberation Day (Hong Kong) – Freedom from Oppression It is the end of August, and the summer holidays are drawing to a close. The last Monday of August is Hong Kong’s Liberation Day. In August 1945, Hong Kong officially ended its occupation by the Japanese after the Allied Powers defeated Japan in World War II. Hong Kong’s Liberation Day used to be a public holiday, but the government cancelled the holiday after the July 1 handover. Freedom from Repression Liberation Day is a day that marks the liberation of a place from oppression and is

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Year Round Festivals Series 29 – World Photography Day – Journey of Light and Shadow

Year Round Festivals Series 29 – World Photography Day – Journey of Light and Shadow World Photography Day is celebrated on 19 August every year. This year’s World Photography Day theme is Landscape, and the festival organisers encourage people to share their best photos on social media platforms. World Photography Day was created as a tribute to the history of photography in the world and to commemorate the many years that photographers have left their mark on humanity, encouraging the public to realise different photographic techniques, compositions and styles. On 19 August 1839, the French government purchased the Daguerrean method,

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Year-round Festivals Series 38 – Halloween – Is it right to make trouble?

Year-round Festival Series 37 – Sweetest Day – He Unintentionally Saved Someone’s Life

Year-round Festival Series 36 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Columbus ‘Discovered’ a New Continent?

Year-round Festivals Series 35 – Mid-Autumn Festival – Let’s celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with your family!

Year-round Festival Series 34 – World Travel Day – To the ends of the earth

Year-round Festivals Series 33 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – Global warming is hitting Hong Kong in the face!

Year-round Festivals Series 32 – World Cleanup Day – Clean up more than just rubbish

Year-round Festivals Series 31 – International Day of Charity – What would make your life happier?

Year-round Festival Series 30 – Liberation Day (Hong Kong) – Freedom from Oppression

Year Round Festivals Series 29 – World Photography Day – Journey of Light and Shadow

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