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Lunar New Year

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Celebrate Chinese New Year of the Snake, Feb. 10

What Chinese zodiac year are you born under?

  A lot of people cringe at the thought of snakes, but if you're born in the Year of the Snake, as described by the Lunar New Year calendar, you are a quick learner, lead by wisdom and intuition. As Americans celebrate 2013, it can be interesting to take a look at what it means on the Chinese calendar.  Followers of the Chinese zodiac believe each person has personality traits similar to the animal character for the year he or she was born. For 2013, the year of the snake, snakes are said to like the best things in life and are mysterious, quiet and deep thinkers. Famous people born in the year of the snake include Oprah Winfrey, Sara Jessica Parker, Picasso, Martha Stewart and Jackie Kennedy Onassis.   Since the Chinese New Year begins …

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Happy Chinese New Years! If you'd like, you can see how the world is celebrating it through all the Instagram photos hashtagged #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear here! http://www.tintup.com/blog/happy-chinese-new-years-2013/   more ›

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Libraries to Celebrate Chinese New Year

Watch traditional Chinese lion dancers and martial arts demonstrations.

Welcome in the Year of the Snake in February at select Montgomery County libraries. The following events are all free and family-friendly. ------------------------- The Washington, DC, Chinese Youth Club (CYC) will perform a traditional Chinese lion dance. The Li Ming Company will celebrate the Lunar New Year with Lion dancers, martial arts and demonstrations of the Chinese yo-yo.  The Kuang Chi Chinese School presents a Chinese New Year program including the Lion Dance, Chinese yo-yo, martial arts, calligraphy and clay figure making. The program lasts one and a half hours. 

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