Happy anniversary to us!
I know it’s cheesy, but yes we were married on a Valentine’s Day! No it wasn’t the day of our grand two part wedding party, but the day we officially became husband and wife five years ago. Read more about it here! Later in May 2014 we organized a full day wedding that started with Chinese traditions and a lunch banquet. Read more about the Chinese part of our wedding here! After lunch we switched gears and had a Finnish wedding party at a fancy hotel. As in all Finnish weddings, we danced until midnight! Find out more here! Since we married in 2014, there have been more and more…
What to accept in the name of culture?
I often get comments or emails asking if something is common Chinese behavior in a spouse or in-laws. They wonder if they are acting in a strange way because of cultural reasons and therefore should be respected even though you find it hard to accept. For example shaving a baby’s head is a common practice in China. Some believe by shaving the hair will grow thicker, some simply think it’s cooler without hair in a hot climate. Would you accept this as a part of Chinese culture? It’s easy to accept the things we agree about. Having dinner with the in-laws once a week gives me a break from cooking.…
Our First Anniversary
One year ago in 14th February 2014 it was no ordinary Valentine’s Day. On that year the Chinese Lantern Festival fell on the exact same day, being held on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar. As Lantern Festival is also considered a Chinese Valentine’s Day, it was a double lucky day, the perfect day to register our marriage. Even though we had our Wedding later in May both with Chinese and Finnish characteristics, we still consider the Valentine’s Day as our anniversary. Easy to remember too! After our wedding we finally moved to our own house, the old family house, and started our life together surrounded…
Wedding Planning In China
Life’s been busy since the new semester started few weeks ago. Starting of my master’s degree means lessons, lectures and internship. On top of that I have started tutoring a beginner learner two times per week. Lots of exciting things! Before I have time to continue with the travel posts from Hangzhou and Suzhou, I show you my first video for Out and About in China Youtube channel. In this short video I go over the 4 basic steps in wedding planning and also offer a few tips for others who are planning their multicultural wedding. Hope you enjoy the video! Please subscribe to our Youtube channel for more videos…
