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3 February 2022

What is the Lantern Festival?

On Tuesday 15th February, many people in East Asia will be finishing a two-week period of Chinese New Year celebrations with the Lantern Festival...

What is the Lantern Festival?

19 January 2022

The Legend of Chu Xi – Chinese New Year’s Eve

The Legend of Chu Xi is a fantastical story that marks Chinese New Year’s Eve. The legend goes that, in Ancient China, a monster...

The Legend of Chu Xi – Chinese New Year’s Eve

18 January 2022

Traditional Chinese New Year Food

With the Chinese New Year fast approaching, many Chinese families are preparing for the celebrations. One of the most important preparations is food, as...

Traditional Chinese New Year Food

17 January 2022

How learning a language can help combat depression

Blue Monday, coined in 2005, is the name given to the day of the year that is considered the most depressing. Normally assigned to...

How learning a language can help combat depression

14 January 2022

A Successful Start With Wickersley Partnership Trust

Monday marked the start of one of the largest teaching programmes Dragons Teaching has ever undertaken. We have paired with Wickersley Partnership Trust to...

A Successful Start With Wickersley Partnership Trust

4 January 2022

The Year of the Tiger: Chinese Zodiac 2022

On 1st February 2022, a new lunar year begins in the Chinese calendar and marks the Year of the Tiger. This is the third...

The Year of the Tiger: Chinese Zodiac 2022

30 December 2021

A Round-Up of 2021 for Dragons Teaching

Dragons Teaching has had a busy 2021! While there have been challenges – just like any other business navigating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic –...

A Round-Up of 2021 for Dragons Teaching

30 December 2021

The Origins of the Chinese Zodiac

In Chinese astrology, the year in which a person is born is considered the most important factor in determining their personality and their fate...

The Origins of the Chinese Zodiac

23 December 2021

What is Día de los Santos Inocentes?

Día de los Santos Inocentes, or ‘Holy Innocents Day’, is a celebration of religious origin, marked on 28th December each year, that is popular...

What is Día de los Santos Inocentes?

22 December 2021

Christmas Traditions Around the World

Christmas, although originally a Christian festival, is now celebrated in around 160 countries worldwide. Whilst each country, region and people have their own individual...

Christmas Traditions Around the World