' Qing Ming festival fall on 4th of April 2012 , this year.' Mr. Siew Ming Bong said with pride. He always like to show off that he is full of knowledge and wisdom. though Albert Eistein said Knowledge is not important, it is the curiousity that is more important.
I guess Albert Eistein is refering to creativity, initiative, and the urge to find out more important 'sceince and art'. Living is an art.
' The previous year Qing Ming was on the 5th of April and next year Qing Ming is on the 5th of April again.' Bong said with a special satisfactory smile with head tilted to a side.
' that is beacuse there is an extra lunar month in April this year in the Chinese Calendar.'
" No No Nooo, " I promptly stopped him
"It5 is the Qing - Ming festival day is calculated to be the day 105 days after the winter Solstice.Do you remember that there is an extra day in February this year ? That is why the Qing-Ming festival fall one day earlier thatn last year, 2011 nand next year 2013."
I added that Chinese Calendar is a Solar and Lunar combined Calendar which was claculated by ancient scientists( one of them was my ancestor Chong Hen, Zhang Hen as the new China pronounciation changed)
" The Calendar used by all Chinese and many people in this world is meant for natural peaceful harmony living with the Cosmos". I added," For exmaple, after Qing -Ming, the major farming would be instituted and that is why the crops of china is improving every year. The same thing happen to Sarawak where people start planting after the cold winter."
' Qing-Ming is colourful' Bong could not help quickly say his share of the Kopitiam style of gathering dialogue.( Kopitium means Cafe)
'girls put on beautiful , colourful dresses. Best umbrella would be on show as that is the time to attract handsome men's attention. Do you know that Qing - Ming is link to many poets and famous poems, and of course the famous wines. the famous Qing- Ming Shang He picture is a million dollars art.'
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