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The Year of the Rat
February 18th, 2008 by admin
My sincerest apologies for missing the Chinese New Year on February 7. (I know, it’s February 18 now. But if this were 2007, it would have been today. You know how hard it is to remember it’s 2008 this early in the year!)
Just a day after Christians acknowledged Ash Wednesday, Chinese religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism) and those Chinese of no particular religion celebrated the start of a new year. Check out a succinct rundown of the day and the celebrations here.
BBC also created a great photo feature containing pictures of various celebrations throughout the world.
Here’s wishing you a happy new year!
Filed under: Buddhism, Confucianism, Holidays, Taoism
January 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
[...] Based on the Chinese calendar, animals rotate and reappear every 12 years (i.e., the last year of the ox was 12 years ago). The coming of this new year marks the completion of 2008, the Year of the Rat. [...]