Chinese New Year

2012 is Year of The Dragon
Enter The Dragon - 2012 is Year of the Dragon
2012 is Year of the Dragon, Year of the Water Dragon to be precise. To the Chinese, the dragon is the ultimate auspicious symbol. It represents power, success and happiness and of course Good Luck for everyone. This is very important during the Chinese New Year period. This year Chinese New Year begins on 23 January 2012 and ends on the 6th of February 2012. Typically Chinese New Year celebrations are carried out for 15 days. The last day of Chinese New Year or the fifteenth day is celebrate...

Beautiful Chinese New Year Greeting Cards 2012
Why not send a Chinese New Year Greeting Card this 2012?
The Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival for the Chinese. It is a time to let bygones be bygones, to sweep away any ill-fortune and replace it with luck, happiness, and wealth. It is also a time for celebration and feasting, particularly on Chinese New Year's Eve when families gather for a traditional meal. This year, the Year of the Dragon, will begin on January 23rd and end on February 9th. The dragon is the only animal on the zodiac calendar which is legendary, and ...

Chinese New Year Traditions for 2012 - The Year of the Dragon
How to Have Good Luck in 2012 - Chinese New Year Festival Customs of China
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is a very important time in China and for the Chinese people. So when is Chinese New Year 2012? and What is the Chinese New Year animal for 2012? This 15 day period of celebrations begins on the evening of the 2nd new moon after the winter solstice, in January or February each year. This year it begins January 23, 2012. On Chinese New Years Eve Chinese people gather with their families for a reunion dinner. On the last day of Chinese New Year, the Lantern ...

Chinese New Year: Dragon Dance Photos and Posters
Photos and Posters of the Famous Chinese Dragon Dance
I have always been fascinated by the Chinese tradition of the Dragon Dance and there's no better time to experience this than on Chinese New Year. Here are some colorful photos, posters and images of this popular performance which will give you a feel of the festivities that are waiting to erupt across China-towns the world over. Witnessing a Chinese Dragon Dance is a spectacle of a lifetime and I will encourage all of you to get a live glimpse at some point of time in your life. The Chinese...

Best Gifts for The Chinese New Year 2012
Enter The Dragon!
Or The Male Water Dragon, to be more precise! Most of us are aware that the Chinese Zodiac comprises of Twelve Animals, and each year is named after an Animal. There are two other cycles, which are a part of the Chinese Calendar. A five year cycle based on the elements - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. The last cycle is the smallest one - Yang and Yin. So, a complete sequence occurs every sixty years! The Chinese New Year 4709 will be celebrated on the 23rd of January, 2012 - according...

2012 Year of the Dragon
The Dragons of 1952 and 2012 are water Dragons
And water has a calming effect on the Dragon's temperament. Water re-directs the Dragon's enthusiasm, and increases his perceptive of others. These Dragons are excellent at taking a step back to re-evaluate a situation as they understand the art of patience and desire the spotlight less than other Dragons. They make smart decisions and are able to see eye-to-eye with other people. The Dragon has a strong personality. It is a creature of myth and legend and a symbol of good fortune and sign of...

Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year of the Dragon
It's here! The Chinese New Year of the Dragon, 2012! The new year festivities begin at least a week ahead of time, with lots of traveling to offer New Years wishes ahead of time. The point of the New Year holiday is to be home with family. If you are not home, you would feel very sad, like not being home at Christmas only worse. Celebration rises to a height on New Year's Eve beginning in the morning with fireworks, which continue on and off through the day, and rise to quite a crescendo ag...

Chinese New Year Chi
Gung Hei Fat Choi!
Chinese New Year is celebrated once a year, but at a different time than the new year we celebrate on the Gregorian calendar. Chinese New Year is based on the Chinese calendar, also known as the lunisolar calendar, which combines the Gregorian calendar and the lunar-solar calendar. In 2009, we welcomed in the Chinese New Year of the Ox on the Gregorian calendar date of January 26th. The Chinese New Year for 2010 is said to be doubly auspicious as it falls on February 14th, better known as Va...

Chinese New Year Traditions
Chinese New Year - A Celebration With Many Traditions
It will be the year of the dragon for the coming Chinese New Year in 2012. Chinese New Year is the most important celebration to the Chinese all over the world. As in every year it is celebrated with many Chinese New Year traditions. As a Malaysian Chinese we have some Chinese New Year traditions which are only peculiar to us. Some Chinese New Year traditions are the same wherever there are Chinese celebrating the lunar new year while some traditions are only associated with the migrant Chin...

Chinese Lunar Calander, New Year Traditions, Culture and Celebrations with Stock Photographs
Traditional celebration and ceremony held during the Chinese New Year.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated during the 15 days between the new Moon and the full moon. On the 15th day of the new year is a Lantern Festival, which is celebrated with lantern displays and parades. The Chinese base their calendar on the lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese add an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). It is the same idea as the western leap year. The sola...