... first time a man and a woman meet under the arrangement of the match-maker is referred to as "a matchmaking interview." The ancient Chinese is fastidious about young people's obedience to their parents concerning marriage matters, which means that marriage between young people should be decided by the ... was a special way of the pre-marital health examination. The ancient Chinese calendar system is descended down from old times. A so-called "zodiac cycle" consists of 12 years represented by 12 different kinds of birth animals. What those fortune-tellers normally do was to collect the yea...

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... , there should be a lamp with a red light bulb turned on at all times and the offerings are always placed in the middle. Throughout the year, many Buddhists follow the lunar calendar. According to different events, a Buddhist prays or abstains from certain things. On the birthday of an important Buddha or Bodhisattvas, many worshippers visit temples to pray. If one can, on ... " (The Four Noble Truths). The first of his truths is the Truth of Suffering. Buddha teaches that within life there can be both mental and physical sufferings. With physical sufferings, birth and old age can cause p...

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... in history vary from the spreading of Legalism to the birth of the Great Wall of China. Through these countless contributions, the Qin Dynasty was able to revolutionize the Chinese civilization in such a short period of time. After unifying the Chinese empire, Qin Shi Huangdi made several reforms that enhanced Chinese society. Unification of the empire was crucial because it marked ... . The standardization of weights, measures, and Chinese writing was a crucial step towards enhancing the Chinese society (Barrett 95). With this, mathematics would flourish and communication would be more ...

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... and effect through which each individual can create their own destiny by their thoughts, words, and deeds. Reincarnated and evolving through cycles of birth and death are constant until all karmas have been resolved and moksha, or spiritual knowledge and liberation from the constant cycle, has been attained ... . He was born at Mecca supposedly on the 20th of August, 570 A.D. Warring tribes were tearing up Arabia at the time of his birth. Fihr, or Quarish, the tribe that Mohammed belonged to, had established itself in the south regions of the Hijas, near Mecca, which ... he returned, di...

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... divided into five distinct sections: four covering the most prominent aspects of the local ethnics groups and a fifth exploring a selection of activities from the Taiping Qingjiao ceremony, an annual traditional Chinese festival. Upon entry into this gallery's area of the exhibition, visitors immediately encounter a life size replica of a typical fishing junk used by the boat dwellers (formally known as the Tanka ... ancestors, the people believed the deities would protect them against anything harmful. The second exhibit explains the lighting lantern festival. On the twelfth day of the...

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... cyclic came from the apparent cycles of human life. Seasons, celestial revolutions, weather patterns, disease, birth, and death patters - many environmental factors contribute to upholding the concept of cyclical time. The Chinese exemplify a group of people who believe that time is cyclical. They observe a sexegenary calendar. This calendar represents sixty years, beginning with year one, ending with the year sixty, and beginning once more ... it. It is this view that ties religious philosophies to those of time. Religious beliefs regarding time are as ancient as the concept of time it...

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... exciting, and portray the spirit of unity and togetherness, despite the diversities of cultures and religions.Amongst the major cultural festivals, such as the Thaipusam,Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Gawai and Tadan Ka'amatan or the Harvest Festival,which are most fascinating and intriguing celebration of Malaysia, is the Hari Raya ... the month of Ramadhan and to pay zakat fitrah, or alms tax.Muslims celebrate the first of Syawal, which is the 10th month of the Muslim calendar, with joyous enthusiasm. By the eve of Hari Raya Puasa, Muslims would have paid their alms tax, which is then dis...

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