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㊗️ 新年快乐，万事如意！㊗️

Happy Chinese New Year to my fellow Chinese across the world!

Happy Lunar New Year to all!

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An introduction to my culture I suppose, this is called Lion Dance.

The Chinese lion dance is based on the legend of the Nian:

Once every year at the beginning of Chinese New Year, the beast Nian, comes out of hiding to feed, but during winter since food is sparse he would go to the village. He would eat the crops and sometimes the villagers, mostly children. 

Sick of the attacks, the villagers plotted how to make the Nian leave them in peace. They played against its weaknesses- loud noises, fire, and the color red. The day before the beast was due to arrive, the villagers decorated their houses in red, clashed their pots and pans together noisily, and put up firecrackers to intimidate Nian. It worked, leaving Nian running back to its cave dwelling with its tail between its legs.

Christmas is coming soon! And you know what that means!

That’s right!

More angst. :)

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Valentine’s Drawing Challenge!

After the war, Kolivan gained some sense of humour +1.