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Volume Four (Collection) Coexistence between Chinese and Western Countries (Folk Custom)

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Chinese folklore is the foundation and source of Macao's folklore. Western culture, dominated by Portuguese culture, has injected new folklore elements into Macao. Hundreds of years of running-in has made Macao's folk customs compatible with Chinese and Western cultures unique. Spring Festival, Guanyin Open Library, Land Festival, Bao Gong Festival, Tin Hau Festival, Bathing Buddha Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Nezha Festival, Easter Christ Passion Parade, Fatima Madonna Apparition Parade, Christmas Day, etc., regardless of nationality in Macau, Regardless of skin color, religion, language, ethnicity, or honor, the whole city celebrates together. The drunken dragon fish, the dragon boat race, and the big racing car each have their own characteristics; the ceremonies of Chinese and foreign intermarriage are the intersection of Eastern and Western cultures. The multiplication of Chinese and foreign cultures for hundreds of years and the interweaving of Eastern and Western cultures for hundreds of years have formed Macao's unique people's life and folk culture, and also created a unique Macao landscape and style.

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