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2. Double Happiness (calligraphy) - Wikipedia

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   Double Happiness is a ligature, "囍" composed of 喜喜 – two copies of the Chinese character 喜 (xǐ ⓘ) literally meaning joy, compressed to assume the square shape of a standard Chinese character (much as a real character may consist of two parts), and is pronounced simply as xǐ or as a polysyllabic Chinese character, being read as 双喜 (shuāngxǐ).

3. Chinese pre-wedding customs - Wikipedia

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   Even overseas Chinese, such as in Singapore, who marry will also apply the same 雙喜 (sèung héi) (double happiness) decorations and customs as in China. [18] Chinese couples in multi-racial countries like Singapore may also retain their own Cantonese, Teochew, Hokkien, and other traditions depending on their origin and Chinese language spoken.

4. Red thread of fate - Wikipedia

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   The Red Thread of Fate ( Chinese: 姻緣紅線; pinyin: Yīnyuán hóngxiàn ), also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage, and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology. [ 1][ 2] It is commonly thought of as an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain ...

5. Jiaobeijiu - Wikipedia

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   Jiaobeijiu (Chinese: 交杯酒; lit. 'cross-cupped wine'), also known as Hejin (Chinese: 合卺; pinyin: héjǐn; lit. 'to join nuptial wine cup') in ancient times, is a traditional Chinese nuptial ceremonial rite where newlywed couples interlinking and crossing their arms to sip jiu (Chinese: 酒; lit. 'wine') from two separated cups to their future marital happiness, to promise their ...

6. Double Happiness (cigarette) - Wikipedia

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   Double Happiness was launched in Hong Kong in 1906 by Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, and has been one of the most influential cigarette brands in China. In its early days it was known as Happydays in English, but its Chinese name, which means literally "Red Double Happiness ", has never changed. After the Chinese Communist Party won the ...

7. DeceiveD WisDom - images.huffingtonpost.com

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   cards or you could invoke Occam’s razor and shave it down to the essential facts. However, the simplest explanation, rather than the most convoluted, will usually suffice. So, if you’d like to get the facts straight, read Deceived Wisdom and ready your weapons to debunk the know-alls and their misbegotten myths.