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williamy3w

1 year ago

The Lunar New Year is usually the time for a week-long celebration in Chinatown, but in 1938 China was at war with Japan. On January 31st, residents of Chinatown observed the start of 4642 by praying in Joss houses (temples) rather than carousing in the streets. They were also working toward collecting $600,000, set as the year's war relief quota of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.

Photo: Associated Press

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mother and son I remember a soft warm attic -- makeshift shrine huddled together photo of grandparents back home son leans on her shoulder ash falls off glowing joss stick into the bowl Tati's sayin I gotta interact with some of these other postings to not get mistaken for some kinda bot

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shallowtalk

1 month ago

Farewell, Sydney charm 🪆