Chinese New Year

January 26, 2009 marks the start of the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year. This is based on the Chinese calendar and is celebrated for 15 days. In the Philippines, the people join in the celebration due to the fact that there are many Chinese immigrants who have settled in the country. Majority of them are business owners and have married locals making the country steeped with Chinese traditions and cultures. Most of them are established in big cities like Manila and Cebu where they are prominent figures not only in business but also in politics. There's a heavy concentration of Chinese population in the city called Binondo, particularly in Ongpin Street. The focus of ...  Read the complete review

Chinese New Year is celebrated by all Chinese across the world. In my younger days, Chinese New Year was a rest day, school's out and the workplace is closed for the holiday. As I get older, I have discovered more about this tradition that I have taken for granted. Chinese New Year,' Xin Nian' also known as Spring Festival falls in January or February every year. The calculation for the commencement of a new year is based on the lunar calendar; which correspond with the moon cycle. Hence, the date differs year by year. Chinese New Year celebrations last for 15 days, the first two days observed more prominently. This year, Chinese New Year will begin on the ...  Read the complete review

Chinese New Year is the most important festival for all the Chinese, on regard you are celebrity or normal, abroad or at home, young or old, this is everyone's festival. In China, the date of spring festival is according to the calendar of agriculture, because agriculture is the most important fair in ancient China. It will mostly in Jan or Feb. By that time, all the Chinese people became to think their family, and their hometown. So, almost 200,000,000 will move toward home in all kind of transportation way - bus, train and plain, that is the darkest time for the transport system of China. But all of these difficulties can stop the Homesickness of ...  Read the complete review

It’s a new year for new beginnings and the new Chinese year this time will be The Rooster. The year of the rooster comes around every twelve years and if your born under or between any of the dates below then you’re a rooster. 31.1.1957 / 15.2.1958 17.2.1969 / 5.2.1970 5.2.1981 / 24.1.1982 23.1.1993 / 9.2.1994 2005. Anyone born this Chinese new year which starts in January will also be a rooster. There are twelve animals in the Chinese year and each comes into play once every twelve years, each has a particular character which strangely enough you can relate it to your own character if you are know which ...  Read the complete review