Happy Chinese New Year!

[oranGetRee]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... I am the one giving red packets this year......

Happy Chinese New Year!!

 

[Traminer]

Here is the date for 2018:

Chinese New Year 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018

More about it: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/spring-festival

 

[Traminer]

Some Information:

What Do People Do?
Many people clean their homes to welcome the Spring Festival. They put up the red posters with poetic verses on it to their doors, Chinese New Year pictures on their walls, and decorate their homes with red lanterns. It is also a time to reunite with relatives so many people visit their families at this time of the year.

In the evening of the Spring Festival Eve, many people set off fireworks and firecrackers, hoping to cast away any bad luck and bring forth good luck. Children often receive “luck” money. Many people wear new clothes and send Chinese New Year greetings to each other. Various activities such as beating drums and striking gongs, as well as dragon and lion dances, are all part of the Spring Festival festivities.

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/spring-festival

 

[Partel]

It will be about two months later for the New Year 2018

 

[Traminer]

As I said above:
Chinese New Year 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018

 

[sr1856]

yes, chinese new year falls on 16th february 2018. in malaysia, it is a public holiday on 16 and 17th february. chinese new year last for 15 days. i will be going home and have reunion dinner on the eve of chinese new year.

 

[Traminer]

i will be going home and have reunion dinner on the eve of chinese new year.

Enjoy the time!

 

[Traminer]

And - the year 2018 will be the Year of the Dragon.

 

[poopsie]

And - the year 2018 will be the Year of the Dragon.

Actually I believe it will be the Dog
I am a Monkey and the Rat and Dragon are in my 'family' so they occur 4 years apart. I know time flies, but please.....not that fast!

 

[fanofjadeite]

Yes, year 2018 will be year of the Dog.

 

[Traminer]

Actually I believe it will be the Dog
I am a Monkey and the Rat and Dragon are in my 'family' so they occur 4 years apart. I know time flies, but please.....not that fast!

You are right!

These are the Dragon years: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Years of the Dog include 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018

 

[Traminer]

Yes, year 2018 will be year of the Dog.

That is correct!

I looked the dates up again!

 

[Traminer]

Btw: I am a Dog myself - so I should have known!

 

[sr1856]

yup next year is year of dog, aka earth dog woof woof . 12 animals per cycle, so basically ones age is either 12,24,36,48 etc when the year of dog come around.

 

[Traminer]

woof woof .

Woof-woof!