Celebrating Lunar New Year in Taiwan

Happy Lunar New Year! Today is New Year's Eve (31.01.2022), so we returned to my parents-in-law's place to celebrate. My husband and I prepared decorations and put up couplets on the doors. While my parents-in-law prepared food for the prayers and celebrations later, we went out to find some food for...

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Gift Giving Etiquette for Chinese New Year: Do's and Don'ts

Lunar New Year is a time for family gatherings and gift-giving, which is an important part of this annual event. The most popular colors for this season are red and gold, so you will find many packages in those colors. However, there are some rules about what is or isn't considered appropriate as a...

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Will Taiwan Face Another Lockdown? An Update on Our Life

Lunar New Year is coming soon, and since the beginning of the new year, COVID-19 cases have started to rise again in Taiwan. However, the situation is not as serious as in Europe or America, where there are several thousand cases each day (Poland, for example, has over 40,000 cases daily). Initially, we had very few cases, less than 10. It slowly grew to 20-30 cases per day, until last Saturday (01/22)...

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Kaohsiung Cherry Blossom ~ Baoshan Cherry Park

Travel Date: 2022/01/16Baoshan Cherry Park (寶山二集團櫻花公園) Baoshan Cherry Blossom is truly amazing. This year, I managed to wake up my husband and son earlier to witness this breathtaking view under the beautiful blue sky. Last year, we were a little late, and by 1-2 PM, it started to get cloudy and...

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Tainan Travel: Baihe - Mud Hot Springs and Maples

Hongye Park (紅葉公園)Taking advantage of the last warm and sunny day before the cold front arrived tonight, we decided to drive to Baihe - Hongye Park (紅葉公園). Once again, Google Maps directed us to a small road at the back of the park that wasn't suitable for driving. We had walked along that road last...

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