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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. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing - Wikipedia

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    In ancient China, auspicious ornaments were often either embroidered or woven into textile and clothing. [1] They are also used on religious and ritual clothing (e.g. Daojiao fushi which is Taoist clothing [3] : 101 and Chinese Buddhist clothing) and in Xifu, Chinese opera costumes. [4] Auspicious symbols and motifs continue to be used in ...

  8. Fu (character) - Wikipedia

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    Fu. (character) A papercut showing the character 福; fú written in 100 different ways (11 × 9, plus 1) [ 1] The Chinese character fu ( 福; fú ⓘ ), meaning 'fortune' or 'good luck' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the ...

  9. A detailed look at children’s brains might show how sex and ...

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    But a new study of nearly 5,000 9- and 10-year-olds found that sex and gender map onto largely distinct parts of the brain. The research gives a first insight into how sex and gender may have ...

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