Article: Happy Chinese New Year: every Chinese year is named for an animal. This is the Year of the Ox.(SOCIAL STUDIES)

Article: Celebrating Chinese New Year
New Straits Times;  January 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Times 01-26-2009 Celebrating Chinese New Year Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: 1Klassifieds CHINESE New Year is the most important festival ... period as people continue their Chinese New Year right up to the eve of New Year ...

Article: HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR; IMAGINE CELEBRATING ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... the next few months. Kung hei fat choy! Happy Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year is an exciting time in Hong Kong. It is like ... Scott FIREWORKS are a traditional part of the Chinese New Year, which was celebrated Feb. 9. This is 4703 ...

Article: It's Chinese New Year.(Cover story)
Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  January 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...This year, Chinese New Year (the Year of the Pig) begins on ... What do you already know about Chinese New Year? What do you hope to find out about ... Facts to Share * In preparation for Chinese New Year, many Chinese families clean their ...

Thailand Chinese New Year
AP Images;  January 15, 2009 ;     238 words ... ... Chinese spirit house shop in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, just days before the start of Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year begins on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, and is always a festive occasion in Bangkok where many ethnic Chinese ...

Article: Oh, God! Not another New Year: Chinese ...
The Mirror (London, England);  February 4, 2000 ;     404 words ...CHINESE NEW YEAR You may think you'd seen the last of the New Year fireworks, but think again. Saturday is the start of the Chinese Year Of The Dragon - and the acknowledged masters of the pyrotechnic art will hold nothing back. London's ...

Article: It's a quieter, less-explosive Chinese New ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  January 24, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Hong Kong, I always associated Chinese New Year with money. Aunts, uncles ... celebrate the Lunar New Year, too. Chinese New Year, which was first recognized ... seems that all these rules makes Chinese New Year a dream for any one with an ...

Article: Fashion: A new look for New Year; Chinese ...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  February 16, 2008 ;     683 words ... ... Selfridge, Eldon Square; Mick Cavanagh at Eldon Leisure, (0191) 277 1277. For more information on Newcastle's Chinese New Year celebrations go to www.east08.com CAPTION(S): STYLISH - Pink top pounds 30, jeans pounds 35, necklace pounds ...