can christians eat ba zhang and sit in dragon boat?
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Eating ba zhang is not praying Qu Yuan lah...
sigh... this festival is actually honoring Qu Yuan's loyal.
Qu Yuan is a loyal count officer. Not willing to defy his lord and not willing to see his state destroyed. He choose to commit suicide. He is following the sage's teaching at that age. Something like what Japanese in WW2 do when they are losing. Lots of folks are touched by his actions at that time. They do not bear to see his body to be eaten in the river. They threw rice dumpling into the river to feed the fish. They also use Dragon boat to scare away creatures from his body.
Although committing suicide is consider a stupid act in this modern world, but the MEANING of his actions truely inspire the people in the future. And hence, it become tradition lor ... -
Lilke this means you not free thinker leh!Originally posted by mistyblue:Then I all better not eat the cakes during X-mas or the kway during Hari Raya and also the sweets during Deepavali. Lastly, I should starve during CNY because I free thinker. -
christian renounce all chinese cultures
cannot attend funerals except those got priest type
cant pray father mother ancestor
cant use josssticks
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freethinker is everything also can lehOriginally posted by mistyblue:Then I all better not eat the cakes during X-mas or the kway during Hari Raya and also the sweets during Deepavali. Lastly, I should starve during CNY because I free thinker.
means u believe abit here a bit there
atheist is everything also no believe -
Qu Yuan is commemorated and honoured as a patriot or heroic figure, not god
and its Chinese festival
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Christian gives me an impression that everything Chinese do,christian can not do.Originally posted by menoob:christian renounce all chinese cultures
cannot attend funerals except those got priest type
cant pray father mother ancestor
cant use josssticks
etc
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Why not?
Bak zhang is food only wad. Why Christians cannot eat?
Dragon boat is only a transport.... why Christians cannot sit?
TS WAKE UP YOUR IDEAS LAH........!!!
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the most funny thing i heard was christian cannot celebrate cny and cannot get ang pow.Originally posted by Frogleg888:Christian gives me an impression that everything Chinese do,christian can not do. -
jesus oso nid to eat...
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lolOriginally posted by pinkish purple papayas:Can or not huh?
ba zhang is used to commemorate Qu Yuan, a minister back china..
anyone knows the story behind Qu Yuan?
Does god eat chinese food? -
Christian cant do a lot of things, the seven month ghost festival the prayer food can not eat also, cant buy toto, cant drink, like this life is no meaning, must pray b4 eat, must love ur enemy etcOriginally posted by menoob:christian renounce all chinese cultures
cannot attend funerals except those got priest type
cant pray father mother ancestor
cant use josssticks
etc