{"id":6527,"date":"2011-02-01T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=6527"},"modified":"2011-01-31T11:32:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T03:32:48","slug":"your-say-how-traditional-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2011\/02\/your-say-how-traditional-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Your say: How traditional are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this day and age of fast information and globalization, we find ourselves learning and absorbing a lot from other cultures around the world. Some good, some less so.<\/p>\n

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But with the Chinese New Year looming in just 2 days, I’m curious. Are you a traditionalist? Do you keep to traditional values and cultures for celebrations at least? In fact, this is true not only for those who celebrate Chinese New Year, but for any cultural festival or just life in general.<\/p>\n

Just how traditional are you? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I did not grow up in a very traditional household for day to day matters. My parents were pretty forward in their thinking but we did stick to certain cultural norms like respect for the elders and calling relatives by their chinese honorific titles based on age and generation. Its confusing as a child but it makes a whole lot of sense as we get older. Just one honorific title tells us whether they are our maternal or paternal relatives and their hierarchy in the family, and it was sort of fun in a way \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

In terms of Chinese New Year traditions, some I practice are:-<\/p>\n