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Title: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: phamnguyen1525 on February 06, 2013, 07:43:39 pm

 :o :o :o :o Lunar New Year is around the corner :) I am so excited to celebrate "Snake Year"  :) How do you feel about this New year? Do your countries celebrate different New Year?

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: melissajh44 on February 06, 2013, 08:45:53 pm

Interesting!:

"Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means your family will not starve. This could be taken metaphorically to mean that a Snake could never have a problem with his family starving because he is such a great mediator, making him good at business. Or it could mean that a Snake would be willing to sacrifice his possessions, something the Snake has a lot of, in order to pay for his family’s food. Any way it is interpreted is representative of the Snake’s character and is a measure of the value he puts on his material wealth. The Snake is keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise."

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: Clandestine1 on February 06, 2013, 08:48:49 pm

That's cool. I was born in the year of the monkey! I went to Chinatown a few times to celebrate the Chinese new years. It was fun but also hectic. The American new year has different traditions but it's essentially the same thing.  :)

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: EDW39A on February 07, 2013, 02:42:40 pm

My mandarin is better than my cantonese, but I don't say Gong Xi Fa Cai  I say Gong Hey Fat Choy although all of my Chinese friends have moved.

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: melissajh44 on February 07, 2013, 02:54:16 pm

I was born in the year of the pig, I always found that funny.

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: Ittai on February 11, 2013, 05:24:06 pm

 :wave: i am always interested in 3rd world life styles...!! I like to read and see what they do and where :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: phamnguyen1525 on February 12, 2013, 05:28:04 pm

To me, celebrate Lunar New Year in hometown countries are much more fun than in United states, even there are some community do celebrate new year together.  :crybaby2:
I was born in the rat year, the first year of the 12 cycle.  :icon_rr:

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: yaayme on February 13, 2013, 12:39:50 pm

Lunar New year?...Year of the snake?...Sound's interesting. I need to do some research on this.

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: msmoneybags48 on February 14, 2013, 08:04:30 pm

I was born in the year of the Dog (1958) and my husband was born in the year of the Rat (1960).  I am an astrology nut and liked reading Chinese astrology. :) ;D :D

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: amaravee on February 14, 2013, 08:21:49 pm

i was born in the year of the tiger :)
i got some good luck money this lunar new year  ;)

Title: Re: Lunar New Year (China new year)
Post by: tykhailfa on February 14, 2013, 09:52:59 pm

Lunar New Year sounds fun hope some of that luck comes my way ;D