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We’re told never give up. Is it time to reconsider?

The Bridge to China

CHAPTER

Kicking the Month

The idea of kicking the month is a long time Chinese tradition. It means for ladies who have given birth to stay still most of the time and not take like cold showers. Back then, that's before internal heating, air conditioning and hot baths. The first month sitting the month hats are so no cold air or drafts would seep through your skin and go to your skull and haunt you for the rest of your life.

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