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- 4. A long wall built in ancient China to keep out nomads.
- 6. A rich, round Chinese pastry enjoyed during the Mid-Autumn Festival, with a glossy thin crust and a dense filling like sweet lotus seed or red bean paste, often including a salted duck yolk to symbolize the full moon, creating a delightful mix of sweet and savory flavors.
- 8. A lively celebration featuring music, dancing, parades, food, and community gatherings. It usually honors a religious saint's day or a historical event.
- 9. A tasty Asian appetizer filled with shredded veggies, meat, or seafood, wrapped in thin dough or rice paper, served fresh or deep-fried.
- 12. A traditional red envelope filled with money is given as a gift for good luck during Chinese New Year and special occasions like weddings and birthdays in many Asian cultures. It symbolizes happiness, good fortune, and protection from evil spirits.
- 13. The national martial art of the Philippines uses weapon-based combat with sticks, knives, and bladed weapons, along with empty-hand self-defense techniques for discipline and cultural preservation.
- 15. China's biggest holiday celebrates the lunar new year, welcoming new beginnings, family, and spring. It features red decorations, fireworks, family feasts, and lively lion and dragon dances, with dates shifting between late January and mid-February.
- 17. We speak a language in the Philippines that's quite similar to Spanish.
- 19. There are many of these in the Philippines; they look like big mountains but have lava inside.
- 20. A popular roasted whole pig dish, famous in Filipino culture for its crispy golden skin, tender, juicy meat.
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- 1. A traditional Chinese performance features a team of dancers guiding a vibrant dragon puppet, synchronized with drums and cymbals, to bring good luck, prosperity, and chase away evil spirits.
- 2. Basic Chinese ideas of complementary, interconnected, and opposing forces that shape the universe were colored black and white.
- 3. A spot for swimming in salty water, hot sand, palm trees, and surfing.
- 5. This is an exciting Southeast Asian sport similar to volleyball, but played with a woven rattan ball and played by kicking the ball.
- 7. A colorful, layered Filipino dessert with shaved ice, milk, and a mix of sweet ingredients like beans, fruits (jackfruit, plantains), jellies, tapioca pearls, and leche flan, topped with ube ice cream and toasted rice flakes.
- 10. A warm season perfect for the beach or pool.
- 11. He is a famous writer and national hero of the Philippines, known for fighting for Filipino freedom from Spain.
- 14. Groups singing festive, often religious songs in public or door-to-door during the holidays to spread cheer.
- 16. A popular Filipino steamed bun, similar to Chinese baozi, with soft dough and savory fillings like sweet-savory pork (asado) or meatballs (bola-bola).
- 18. A staple dish in every asian household, it's white and filling, and you can use it to make sushi.