January 1st and 2nd are official holidays, but many families celebrate the Lunar New Year, which falls in late January or early February. In turn, children are rewarded with words of advice and pocket money. The ropes are bound in such a way as to symbolize the joining of man and woman, the contest promises fertility and productivity for the winning team. Kite-flying isnot only a sophisticated sport but also the medium by which the past year's bad luck and illnesses are released to the heavens. This day is observed with family rituals honoring ancestors, special food, and traditional games.
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To welcome the beginning of summer, memorial rites for ancestors are observed, and then the fun begins. Women would wash their hair in water from boiling green lentil-jelly and gather herbs for drying. This is one day of the year that married women were free to visit their own families. Eighth Day of the Fourth Month by the Lunar Calendar - Buddha's Birthday Solemn rituals are held at Buddhist temples, and the day's festivals climax in a lantern parade. On this day, the nation pays tribute to its war dead.