Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1919 — Oldest Chinese Holiday. [ARTICLE]

Oldest Chinese Holiday.

What is probably the oldest "living” anniversary still is celebrated in Chimi. It is that of the birth of Confucius, a'nd falls on the day known to occidentals as October 1. The Canton Times of' that date says: “Canton streets aredn their holiday attire today in honor of the anniverOry’of btrth of Confucius. Shops of Dahtung street. Cham Mook lane and Sup Sam Hong present the best appearances. The Chinese will have a holiday, holding tho ceremony of worship in thsg morning and feasts in the evening. Wang Ying college in Honam. under Principal Chau Chung Kai, will have a whole day of celebration, beginning early in the moving, when they will march in the Confucian temple