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- 4. a Hindu holiday widely celebrated in India and around the world, known as the ‘Festival of Lights’, with festivities happening over the course of five days
- 6. This festival, which includes activities like the dragon dance, marks the start of the Chinese new year
- 7. Taking a public one of these can be considered not only socially acceptable, but even a sign of hard work in Japan. It is referred to as Inemuri.
- 8. Word used to describe the “cutesy” culture of Asian countries and their love of adorable cartoon characters.
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- 1. This act can symbolize a greeting, a goodbye, an apology and a sign of respect in many Asian cultures.
- 2. In many South and Southeast Asian burials, those buried may be adorned with fresh ____ to symbolize a fresh and beautiful life and afterlife.
- 3. This number sounds similar to the word “death” in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese languages, therefore is considered bad luck in many East Asian countries.
- 5. A Japanese tradition that involves the art of folding paper to create intricate designs