Year of the Rooster is on its way out. Year of the Dog will be here February 16, 2018.
Wishing my Chinese friends and all others who celebrate the holiday a Happy New Year!
Wishing my Chinese friends and all others who celebrate the holiday a Happy New Year!
The annual Chinese holiday is known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. …
people celebrate the Lunar New Year in America with a combination of regional traditions — grouping together the northern Chinese tradition of eating dumplings and a southern Chinese dragon and lion dances.
… The 2018 Chinese New Year celebration will end with the Spring Lantern Festival on March 2, 2018. Corresponding Chinese cultural celebrations happen across the world during the time of the Chinese New Year celebration. ...”
Years of the Dog include 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, and 2030...
The Dog occupies the eleventh position in the Chinese zodiac, after the Rooster, and before the Pig.
If you're born in a Dog year, you're a Dog, and the following are deemed lucky for you:
Lucky numbers: 3, 4, 9
Lucky colors: red, green, and purple
Lucky flowers: rose, cymbidium orchids
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Chinese New Year Symbols of Prosperity
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