In China, women shaved their brows. At least during the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE). They didn’t go browless, but rather, redrew them in (this link shows some samples, ranging on time period within the dynasty). Pretty crazy to our eyes, right? Imagine the types of looks which circulated had Instagram existed at that time! It […]
Totally WTF, right? But this was what my grandmother told me to discourage me from dancing. I only know one other person who had a family member tell her that and yes, she, too is first generation Canadian with Chinese immigrant family members. Maybe it’s just misunderstanding, something that was lost in translation, but that’s […]
The Lunar New Year isn’t only about food, but clothing as well. Many people buy complete new outfits – from head to toe – just for the occassion (historically, the new year was the only time people got new clothes). However, this can be difficult, as the lunar new year always in late January to […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Most people know about the basics of Chinese New Year. That it’s bigger than Christmas, each year is represented by an animal (this year, it’s the rabbit) people get lai see money in red envelopes and that it lasts for several days. As Chinese culture is very much about food, so naturally, there’s even more food when […]
