2009 Year of the Ox
January 26, 2009
Chinese New Year (also called the Spring Festival) is China's major traditional holiday and is one of the most popular festivals in China and in other parts of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam (where New Year's Day is called "Tet"), Malaysia, Taiwan, and of course, Hong Kong. It is also known as the Lunar New Year.
Officially, Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice (all months begin with a new moon). But Chinese New Year doesn't actually begin and end on a single day. Instead, it runs from the middle of the last month of the previous year (based on the Chinese calendar) to the middle of the first month of the new year. By the time the New Year arrives, families have already spent several days preparing for the big event; cleaning the house, buying gifts, and cooking festive foods.
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2009 Year of the Ox
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- Join the Golden Dragon Museum in celebrating the Chinese New Year. It is Year of the Ox and special events will include a Chinese Processional Costume Parade, a banquet and a traditional Yum Cha luncheon.
- Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco Chinatown - The largest chinatown outside of Asia
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- City of Sydney : 2009 Chinese New Year Festival
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- DongMei DongMei May 22, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
- Did you know that people born in the Year of the Ox show strong leadership qualities, are loyal, patient, dependable, have strong work ethic, wonderful organizers, are strong and responsible?
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- Susan52 Susan52 Jan 4, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
- "A happier year than most." Sounds good to me! Thanks for joining the Squidoo's Great in 2008 group!
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- The Rat year is a year of plenty, bringing opportunity and good prospects. It will be marked by speculation and fluctuations in the prices of commodities and the stock market; the world economy in general will boom. Business will be on the upswing, fortunes can be made and it will be an easy time to accumulate wealth. However, this is also the time to make long-term investment plans as the bonanza the year of the Rat brings will serve to see us through the bleak years that may follow. All ventures begun at this time will be successful if one prepares well. But do not take chances or unnecessary risks: the year of the Rat is still ruled by the cold of winter and the darkness of night. Those who speculate indiscriminately and overextend themselves will come to a sad reckoning.
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