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Chinese Holidays
Welcome to the year 4706! New Years this year falls on February 7, 2008. It is the year of the Rat. This is a Yang, or positive year. This is the first year of the Chinese Calendar cycle. People born under the sign of the rat, are lucky individuals. Forget the western perspective of rats as dirty and negative. That's not the view in Asian cultures. See your Rat Horoscope. When we think about Chinese holidays, Chinese New Years comes to mind first. And, it should. That's because Chinese New Years is by far the largest, most festive holiday of the year. While we refer to it as "Chinese" New Years, it is widely celebrated in Asia and also cause for celebration wherever people of Chinese descent can be found in the world. When you stop and think about the fact that about 1/3 of the world's population is of Asian descent, that's a lot of celebrating! There are of course several other national holidays and a wide variety of local and minority holiday dates.
Chinese New Years:
Chinese New Years, or Spring Festival, is extremely well documented on the internet. Our Chinese New Years main page is loaded with information, fun and games. Don't miss it! This is the holiday westerners see and remember, with costume parades and brightly colored displays with red being the "in" color for this holiday. Firecrackers are also a big part of the holiday. In Hong Kong, tall sky scrapers will compete to be the best decorated, often colored with thousands of (Christmas) lights as displayed in the above picture. In many Asian countries this is a national holiday. It is also celebrated in western countries(although it is not a national holiday), especially in cities with a sizable chinese population. For planning purposes, the next few New Years dates are:
Gift Giving:
Come and celebrate Chinese New Years!
Chinese Calendar: The Chinese calendar is different from the Gregorian(or western) calendar which begins each year on January 1st and ends on December 31st. The Chinese calendar based upon the (lunar)cycles of the moon and as a result, starts on a different date each year, between January 21st and February 19th. The lunar calendar repeats over twelve years. Each of the twelve years on the lunar calendar is designated with an animal. In good astrological fashion, the animal representing the year you were born defines much about your personality and characteristics. This Chinese Zodiac, like it's Western counterpart comprising the science of astrology(zodiac signs) and horoscopes, it even goes so far as to tell you best relate with or who you should marry. The twelve animals and the year they represent are:
Here are the holidays for 2008 for most businesses in Shanghai. Note, some may vary and it will vary by city and province.
January 1 New Year's day 7th day of 7th Lunar Month - Chinese Valentine's Day or Daughter's Day
15th day of 8th Lunar Month - Chinese Moon
Festival
More Information: Holiday Insights has extensive information and lots of links. Buy Bamboo - Lucky bamboo is a great Chinese New Years gift for you of a friend. |
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