Happy Lunar New Year!
Today, Feb 14, 2010 marks the first day of lunar new year, the year of the Tiger .
Chinese/Lunar New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most.
Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Han Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore Taiwan, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction. These include Koreans (Seollal), Tibetans and Bhutanese (Losar), Mongolians\ (Tsagaan Sar), Vietnamese (T?t), and the Japanese before 1873 (Oshogatsu).
May The Year of the Tiger bring all of you Health, Happiness and Prosperity!
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