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Happy Year of the Tiger!

Today is the first day of the Year of the Tiger. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, that would make it 4707, 4708, or 4646 - depending on which source you consult. If the calendar now universally used throughout the world is based on the earth's rotation around the sun, the Lunar Calendar, which was …

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Kung Hei Fat Choy!

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. As the last day of the old year, everyone is busy getting haircuts, buying new clothes, going to flower markets, and doing what in the West we would call Spring Cleaning. Another important activity is the preparation of food for the next couple of days. It is important that …

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