Lunar New Year (China new year)

[phamnguyen1525]

  Lunar New Year is around the corner I am so excited to celebrate "Snake Year"  How do you feel about this New year? Do your countries celebrate different New Year?

[melissajh44]

Interesting!:

"Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means your family will not starve. This could be taken metaphorically to mean that a Snake could never have a problem with his family starving because he is such a great mediator, making him good at business. Or it could mean that a Snake would be willing to sacrifice his possessions, something the Snake has a lot of, in order to pay for his family’s food. Any way it is interpreted is representative of the Snake’s character and is a measure of the value he puts on his material wealth. The Snake is keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise."

[Clandestine1]

That's cool. I was born in the year of the monkey! I went to Chinatown a few times to celebrate the Chinese new years. It was fun but also hectic. The American new year has different traditions but it's essentially the same thing. 

[EDW39A]

My mandarin is better than my cantonese, but I don't say Gong Xi Fa Cai  I say Gong Hey Fat Choy although all of my Chinese friends have moved.

[melissajh44]

I was born in the year of the pig, I always found that funny.

[Ittai]

  i am always interested in 3rd world life styles...!! I like to read and see what they do and where

[phamnguyen1525]

To me, celebrate Lunar New Year in hometown countries are much more fun than in United states, even there are some community do celebrate new year together. 
I was born in the rat year, the first year of the 12 cycle. 

[yaayme]

Lunar New year?...Year of the snake?...Sound's interesting. I need to do some research on this.

[msmoneybags48]

I was born in the year of the Dog (1958) and my husband was born in the year of the Rat (1960).  I am an astrology nut and liked reading Chinese astrology.

[amaravee]

i was born in the year of the tiger
i got some good luck money this lunar new year 

[tykhailfa]

Lunar New Year sounds fun hope some of that luck comes my way