Ethan Strauss

As an English teacher in China for 8 years, Ethan has always been frustrated by the complaints from students that they have no help in learning English. This site is his attempt to solve that problem.





Holidays
Don't you just love the holidays! Happy people, no work and lots of games and fun!

English speaking countries have a great many different holidays and we'll do our best to let you know where the holiday came from, how it's celebrated and all the other interesting bits of information related to each particular holiday!

Have we missed a holiday? Questions about a particular holiday or custom? Let us know and we'll try our best to answer all your holiday related questions!!
Saint Patrick's Day
March 9th, 2013
by Ethan


March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day, one of the most important holidays in the Irish calendar, but what is it and why do we have it? Find out today!

Fact: Pretty scene!
February 21st, 2013
by Ethan


The last day of the Chinese New Year is The Lantern Festival, but what is it and why do they celebrate it?

New Year Activities
February 19th, 2013
by Ethan


Today’s article we look at the activities of the Chinese New Year. Hope you enjoy!

Chinese New Year Food
February 13th, 2013
by Ethan


Today we look at the foods of Chinese New Years, there are many and most have some sort of dual meaning usually due to the name.

2013 Chinese New Year
February 12th, 2013
by Ethan


Today we look at the holiday of Chinese New Years. Celebrated many places around the world it’s a long holiday similar to the Western Christmas but with some definite differences.

Dragon Boat Festival
June 23rd, 2012
by Ethan


This weekend is Dragon Boat Festival and today we take a look at some of the words and ideas behind the holiday.