Life in Asia Archives - Page 13 of 14

Do Not Wish on that Shooting Star! Superstitions in Mongolia

Superstition is defined as: “a widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, especially as leading to good or bad luck,

It’s International Women’s Day today and we decided to celebrate it by honouring some of the Chinese women who inspire

So you’re a Chinese man in China and you’ve seen a foreign lady around who’s caught your eye? Or you’ve

Kristel Ouwehand will always have a special place in my heart, since hers is the first piece of real, grown-up

Having lived hundreds or thousands of miles from family members for most of my adult life, friends have become my chosen family,

The Legend Behind Spring Festival Once every year, a hungry monster called Nian (年) would make its way from the

Celebrating Chinese New Year is a little like celebrating Christmas, if you swapped any religious connotations for a whole lot more family

Losar Zang! Losar is Tibetan New Year in Qinghai. It’s at the same time as Chinese New Year, and is

春晚 Chunwan – Spring Evening – are two words laden with cultural meaning in the Chinese language. Every year on

As China in January turns into a festive wonderland of red and gold everywhere you look, some of us don’t