The result was Snow close. All of the hallmarks of this being a hoax are there. If anyone can find any evidence that comes up before 2011, we can always WP:REFUND this and re-create it with that additional source. Otherwise this looks to be a pretty clear hoax. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 04:23, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
This article was raised as a possible hoax by User:Amphicoelias on the Village Pump [1]. I certainly don't think that it was deliberatly created as a hoax, but in digging it seems all of the sources track back to a Daily Chilli article [2]. The Daily Chilli isn't exactly a reliable source on Chinese culture. :) One of the sources, China Daily, has an official stating that the rumoured festival isn't true, I can't find any meaningful hits on Google Scholar or Google Books, and I've yet to find a source for this 1500 year old tradition that predates the Daily Chilli article in 2011. So I'm inclined to call it as a minor internet hoax that found its way into Wikipedia. - Bilby ( talk) 13:42, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
The result was Snow close. All of the hallmarks of this being a hoax are there. If anyone can find any evidence that comes up before 2011, we can always WP:REFUND this and re-create it with that additional source. Otherwise this looks to be a pretty clear hoax. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 04:23, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
This article was raised as a possible hoax by User:Amphicoelias on the Village Pump [1]. I certainly don't think that it was deliberatly created as a hoax, but in digging it seems all of the sources track back to a Daily Chilli article [2]. The Daily Chilli isn't exactly a reliable source on Chinese culture. :) One of the sources, China Daily, has an official stating that the rumoured festival isn't true, I can't find any meaningful hits on Google Scholar or Google Books, and I've yet to find a source for this 1500 year old tradition that predates the Daily Chilli article in 2011. So I'm inclined to call it as a minor internet hoax that found its way into Wikipedia. - Bilby ( talk) 13:42, 29 December 2013 (UTC)