Old-fashioned rice farmers in the Yellow River Delta believe that the soul of rice resides in the bodies of flying birds,especially those seabirds that fly over and rest in the rice fields.Scaring away the birds is co...
In every culture,some things are polite,and some are not.Taboos are very bad.People should not do them.If they do,others might get very upset.In the U.S.not tipping a server is taboo.Asking someone,"How old are you?"o...
The Mongolian ethnic group resides in various parts of China,and thus different regions have distinct wedding customs.These customs characteristics are mainly reflected in their content and symbolic meanings.This pape...
In traditional Chinese culture,death is a taboo topic,which has made the funeral industry a rather mysterious one to most people.However,this industry has recently come under the spotlight with the establishment of th...
The year 2023 was a year of international conflict: the international security environment deteriorated, the risk of war increased, war taboos were broken, and new forms of war emerged. As major countries transition t...
Although a prophylactic vaccine is available,hepatitis B virus(HBV)remains a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality.Current treatment options are improving clinical outcomes in chronic hepatitis B;howeve...
Incest is an important topic in the Gothic literature,which produces horror by reflecting a kind of morbid desire.The Gothic incest between siblings shows some conventions and transformations in the development.This p...
This study explored how the health concern of infertility has been framed by newspapers in Uganda from 2008 to 2018,and analyzed how these frames have changed over the 10-year study period.Discussion of infertility,th...
The paper firstly analyzes the evolution of linguistic taboo.Secondly,it is indicated in the paper that linguistic taboo exists in almo st every aspect of people’s life and is a universal social phenomenon in China a...
Taboos refer to words that people can’t, dare not or are unwilling to speak with. Due to the growing economy, more and more chance has been given to Chinese and westerns in cross-cultural exchanges. Different Taboos ...