“I learned all the good things and all the bad things I know from Chinese New Year’s”, Vuong said.
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Much of China’s population can expect sub-standard sleep after the country starts ringing in the Year of the Monkey.
The NCCC are also working with Confucius Riddlesworth Hall School near Thetford to read traditional Chinese literature to people at the Children’s Library at The Forum from on March 13.
An Indonesian ethnic Chinese man lights incense sticks during the celebration of the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bakti Temple at the China Town in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 8, 2016.
Formally known as the Lunar New Year but also known as the Spring Festival, it is considered one of the most important holidays of the year in China and in ethnic Chinese communities overseas.
At a temple fair in Ditan Park, or the Temple of Earth, there were traditional dances and gong and drum performances.
While 2016 is supposed to be unlucky for those previously born in the year of the monkey, for these Asian Americans Lunar New Year 2016 is more about a celebration of ethnic pride rather than beliefs about the Chinese Zodiac.
They also decorated cakes and biscuits with monkey cake toppers to help mark the year of the monkey, took part in a dragon race, and played “pass the lion hat”, where they all received a red lucky bag containing a chocolate money treat and information about lucky bags.
Salutations: Many Chinese speakers greet each other during the New Year with the popular phrase “Kung Hei Fat Choi” in Cantonese, and “Gong Xi Fa Cai” in Mandarin.
The full festivities of the Philadelphia Sun Lions Dance parade will take place Sunday, Feb. 14 and will include a martial arts performance.
Dalhousie hosts more students from China than from any country other than Canada.
Luckily, there was no confusion this year as to the kind of animal celebrated.
The new Chinese year is the one to go bananas over.
China has seen a significant diaspora, and cities that have received a large number of Chinese immigrants over the years are now holding their own celebrations for the New Year.
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“I guess my mother hopes that I get married soon”, Yan said, with her mother agreeing.
