Chinese New Year 2012 Spring Festival

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Chinese New Year 2012 Year of the Dragon

Monday, January 23, 2012

Gong Hey Fat Choy means "wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year."

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.

Year of the Snake

Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice (all months begin with a new moon).

Dragon January 23, 2012
Snake February 10, 2013
Horse January 31, 2014
Sheep February 19, 2015

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Do You Celebrate The Chinese New Year?

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  • PTurner56 Feb 1, 2012 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    Not yet, but I have friends that do. Sounds facsinating!
  • awakeningwellness Jan 30, 2012 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    I haven't yet but there is always a first time. :)
  • anupma Jan 24, 2012 @ 1:29 am | delete
    Happy New Year. Nice Lense.
  • WindyWinters Feb 3, 2011 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    I would love to attend a Chinese New Year Celebration in a big city; either here or aboard. Happy Chinese New Year. :)
  • PatinKC Feb 3, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    In 2004, I got together with a few of my friends and we threw a big Lunar New Year Festival. It was great fun. We knew the only way to attend one would be to throw it ourselves. Let me know if you want to know how we did it. We had a blast!!
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How Are You Celebrating Chinese New Year?

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  • Poetryman Feb 1, 2012 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    Happy Spring Festival in the Year of the Black Water Dragon!
  • TomMaybrier Jan 17, 2012 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    I'm an Earth Dragon and I'm really looking forward to Chinese New Year =]
  • TapIn2U Feb 4, 2011 @ 8:10 am | delete
    Fascinating lens! This year of the rabbit i a very challenging year. Full of surprises.
  • PatinKC Feb 4, 2011 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    Thank you!
  • WindyWinters Feb 3, 2011 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    This year I will be reading more about the traditions of Chinese New Year. I know I'm Year of the Monkey!
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