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QING MING JIE I SENT MY STUDENTS A “HAPPY QING MING JIE FESTIVAL” MESSAGE. MANY STUDENTS CRITICIZED ME BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS NOT A HAPPY FESTIVAL BUT A SAD ONE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD IS NOT TO ATTACK ANYONE BUT TO MERELY COMPARE CULTURES. Why is this a morbid festival? Why is everyone [...] FOR MORE COUNTRIES GO TO: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2010&country=8 RIGHT CLICK THE HOLIDAY TO LEARN MORE AUSTRALIA Holidays and Observances: 1 Jan New Year’s Day 26 Jan Australia Day 1 Mar Labour Day (WA) 8 Mar Eight Hours Day (Tas) 8 Mar Labour Day (Vic) 2 Apr Good Friday 3 Apr Holy Saturday 4 Apr Easter Day 5 [...] ABACUS 7/2010 Chinese banks operate much differently than western banks, but that is another subject all together. During travels throughout China it is not unusual to see shop keepers in rural (countryside) areas using an abacus to tally a customer’s purchases. Usually they have a modern cash register and/or a calculator but they still prefer [...] |
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