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In this podcast two Chinese B HL students discuss the traditions of two different cultures, Chinese and Mexican. These two different cultures have different philosophies and attitudes towards death, and have a different approach to honoring the dead. We discuss customs, such as setting up altars, playing games, and what food people eat. Finally, we address the unique origins of China's qingmingjie In this podcast we discuss what we learn and our own personal opinions towards death and we celebrate the existence of amazing festivals such as China’s qingmingjie and Mexico’s day of the dead.

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Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New year. It takes its name from the fact that it is always celebrated in the middle of the autumn season. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest. Chinese people celebrate the festival with many traditional and meaningful activities, such as eating dinner with family, hanging lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, and worshipping the moon. The story of Chang E is the most widely accepted tale regarding the moon and the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that in ancient times, ten suns existed and the extreme heat made people's lives very difficult. It was the hero Hou Yi, who, owing to his great strength, shot down nine of the ten suns.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival during the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, it commemorates the minister Quyuan’s death with fealty and filial piety. The origin of the festival came from Quyuan’s patriotism for his country, Chu, during the warring states period but committed suicide from grief when his country was invaded. Local people who admired him, race out in their boats to retrieve his body, but it was not found. They threw rice ball so that the body would not starve. People commemorated this day as a tradition by holding Dragon Boat Race and eating Zongzi.

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This podcast is about Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival that is celebrated in China. We are going to talk about the foods eaten and activity done at the festivals. Chinese New Year is at the first month and the first day of the lunar calendar.  During Chinese New Year, some of the most common activities are giving red envelopes, hanging lanterns, playing with fireworks and others. There are a lot of food eaten at Chinese New Year, but the most important meal is family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Some commonly eaten foods are rice cakes, fish, chicken. Where different foods symbolize different meanings. Right after Chinese New Year is the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is at the first-month 15th day of the lunar calendar. And the most commonly done activities are looking at light, that symbolizes lighting up your future. It is most important to eat sweet dumplings during this festival.