The History of Chinese New Year Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is China’s most important festival. It is also the most important celebration for families and includes a week, called the Little New Year, of official holiday. The history of the Chinese New Year […]
Who are the Yup’ik? The Yup’ik are one of the indigenous peoples of western, southwestern, and southcentral Alaska and the Russian Far East. They are related to the Alutiiq, Aleut, Inuit, and other Arctic peoples. Yup’ik, which is pronounced “yoop-ick”, comes from the Yup’ik word […]
What are Alebrijes? Alebrijes are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures depicting fantastical creatures or familiar animals. They can have horns, antlers, wings, fangs, fins, scales, human bodies, and some have all at once. No two are exactly alike, but all alebrijes are painted with intense, vibrant […]
Who are the Aboriginal People? Australia’s Aboriginal peoples are one of the two distinct groups of indigenous peoples in Australia. Most believe Australia has been populated for at least 45,000 to 50,000 years. However, some archaeologists working in the Northern Territory claim that early humans arrived in […]
Where is Malawi? Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. Malawi covers over 45,747 square miles, making the country roughly the size of Pennsylvania. Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa or Calendar Lake, is so large it takes up about a third of the […]