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Do they celebrate the Lunar New Year with fireworks?→Ngabe bayayigubha uMnyaka Omusha Wezinyanga ngemibungu?
to honor ancestors→ukuhlonipha amadlozi
Families gather to honor ancestors during the festival.→Imindeni ihlangana ukuyohlonipha amadlozi ngesikhathi somkhosi.
What surprised visitors was the elaborate way families honor ancestors.→Okwamangaza izivakashi kwakuyindlela eyinkimbinkimbi imindeni eyihlonipha ngayo amadlozi.
the tea ceremony→umkhosi wetiye
She mastered the art of the tea ceremony.→Waphumelela ubuciko bomkhosi wetiye.
Never had the tourist expected such a tranquil tea ceremony.→Akukaze isivakashi silindele umkhosi wetiye onjalo onokuthula.
to practice calligraphy→ukuzijwayeza ubuciko bokubhala
It’s high time he started to practice calligraphy.→Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi aqale ukuzijwayeza ubuciko bokubhala.
Did the student claim she might have practiced calligraphy better?→Ingabe umfundi wathi angase abe wazijwayeza kangcono ubuciko bokubhala?
the dragon dance→umdanso wedragoni
The dragon dance captivated the entire crowd.→Umdanso wedragoni wathatha ingqikithi yabantu.
Wasn’t it the dragon dance that mesmerized everyone?→Akusiyo yini umdanso wedragoni owathakazelisa wonke umuntu?
traditional garments→izingubo zendabuko
Wearing traditional garments, she felt connected to her heritage.→Ezigqoke izingubo zendabuko, wazizwa exhumene nefa lakhe.
Not being familiar with traditional garments, he felt out of place.→Engajwayelekile nezingubo zendabuko, wazizwa engafaneleki.
the Confucian values→izinhlonipho zikaConfucius
What influenced their behavior was the Confucian values.→Okwaba nomthelela ekuziphatheni kwabo kwakuyizinhlonipho zikaConfucius.
They weren’t taught to disregard Confucian values.→Babengafundiswanga ukungazinaki izinhlonipho zikaConfucius.
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