How to Celebrate Chinese Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a day to celebrate and recognize all mothers. She is the main focus of the day and everything revolves around her. Different cultures celebrate the day in various ways depending on their cultural and religious backgrounds--but the common theme is the same no matter what ethnicity or country you come from--and that is a day full of joy and happiness, spent with family and friends.
This article will give some ways to celebrate Mother's Day Chinese style.
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Start the morning by making a Chinese-style breakfast consisting of Chinese sweet buns filled with char chui pork or vegetable. Add a bowl of rice congee (porridge). Serve with a pot of hot, refreshing jasmine or chrysanthemum tea.
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Invite the family and friends to a Dim Sum Mother's Day buffet at a local Chinese restaurant. This is a popular way to spend quality time together and enjoy delicious Chinese food. Dim Sum is usually only served in larger restaurants between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the weekends, but a select few will have it available during weekdays.
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Take a trip to the local Chinatown and enjoy the entertainment and activities available on Mother's Day. Shop the Chinese stores and surprise Mom with a large bouquet of Oriental flowers, for example, lotus, or buy her a selection of miniature bonsai trees.
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Plan an evening of family entertainment by buying or renting her favorite Chinese films or concerts with her favorite Chinese artists. Invite all her friends and family.
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Have a Mother's Day Karaoke Night filled with fun, laughter and music.
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Buy her a plane ticket to attend the Olympic celebration in China!
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Purchase a Chinese Mother's Day card from a local Chinese supermarket or Chinatown or even make one by hand. You could buy a book on Chinese calligraphy and learn to write some Chinese characters to spell out "Happy Mother's Day" to make the card more personal and Oriental.
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Celebrate Mother's Day Chinese style by cooking her a big Chinese dinner consisting of several courses. Start with Chinese vegetable soup, followed by a fish dish and then a meat dish. Serve with healthy brown rice. Finish the meal with Chinese cake or custard tarts.
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Have fun.
Enjoy and celebrate all mothers and motherhood.
