#cultural-symbolism

#cultural-symbolism

Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, is one of the world's biggest holidays. The 15-day celebration is not only observed in China, Singapore, Malaysia, and other Asian countries but by 2 billion people worldwide. That said, there are other Asian countries with their own, distinct Lunar New Year traditions, and like China's, they've been around for thousands of years.

"a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection" that "encourages true relaxation and focus, allowing the mind to wander and creativity to breathe, making room for innovation."

For his part, Superman comes from the planet Krypton, meaning he's actually an extraterrestrial who happens to look like a human. A spaceship brought him to Earth as an infant, and he draws his superhuman powers from the sun, which charges him up, as well as the low gravity of his adopted home planet. Spider-Man, meanwhile, got bitten by a radioactive spider, granting him his "spider sense" and ability to climb up walls.

Headlines about the arrival of pumpkin spice lattes signal summer's end. And soon after the last bites of pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving table, we turn to plans for winter holidays. In between, jack-o'-lanterns are the stars of Halloween. The seasonal gourds also evoke a romanticized ideal of simpler times, according to Cindy Ott, author of Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon.

Greg Bayol's favorite part of taking visitors around San Francisco City Hall is seeing the supervisors' legislative chamber. The ceiling might look like carved wood, he says, but it's painted plaster. Today's tour group - a man visiting from Dublin (in the East Bay, not Ireland), a young couple who just moved here from Seattle, and this reporter - admire the deception.

In medieval Europe, earrings carried deep symbolic weight and were viewed as markers of deviance, marginality, and even infamy, reflecting societal views on bodily adornment.

For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty, with historical records suggesting inspiration from Ancient Egypt and his mother.

North Korea's ban on the song 'Glad to Meet You' signifies a broader trend of distancing from South Korea, reflecting heightened tensions between the two nations.