In Chinese culture, “double happiness” refers to an ornamental design commonly found festooned across wedding ceremonies, formed by placing two copies of the Chinese character for joy next to each other. In doing so, it forms a kind of hybrid character, one that literally doesn’t mean anything, but is accorded a certain significance for how […]
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