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The 2025 Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan: A Celebration of Tradition and Culture

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The Legend and History of the Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, known as Duanwu Jie (端午節) in Mandarin, is one of the most significant traditional holidays in Chinese culture. Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, this festival has a rich history dating back over 2,000 years. The most well-known […]

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Savoring the Joy of Sakura : Welcoming New Beginnings in 2025

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“Beneath the sky’s soft glow Cherry Blossoms, like snow Tell a tale in silence true Of nature’s gift ever new.” (Author unknown)     The arrival of spring in Japan is heralded by the exquisite bloom of the ‘sakura,’ or cherry blossom. These delicate flowers paint the landscape in shades of pink and white, transforming

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“Bloom Beyond Borders” Exhibition

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Pallavi Saxena’s “Bloom Beyond Borders” exhibition at the Red Room highlights cross-cultural sharing through floral designs and limited floral editions. The art, representing a journey from India to Taiwan, incorporates recycled cardboard and local fabrics. A standout piece features a heart-shaped cardboard figure among flowers, symbolizing Pallavi’s creative process and her two-year artistic experiment.

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My Journey with Indigenous Bridges

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I am honored to share that I’ve recently been nominated to the board of Indigenous Bridges, an association that holds a special place in my heart. Indigenous Bridges is deeply committed to building connections between Indigenous communities and the wider world, creating spaces where voices can be heard, cultures can be celebrated, and rights can

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Celebrating Taipei’s Lantern Festival of Light and the Arrival of Spring

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This year, the Taiwan Lantern Festival is expected to be the biggest in the event’s more than 30-year history. Taipei will be the 2023 host and it is ready to celebrate. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it readable.)       This Article was published

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Community Cuisine Corner

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It’s strange, but for me, memories are usually made up of common things and those things are often tied up with food. Memories that involve defining food moments from childhood like my granny’s Taiwanese cold tofu and vegetable salad or her Japanese chewy ‘red noodles’ soaked in Japanese-style dashi broth, with bonito flakes and kombu.

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