Tag: Lunar New Year

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Australia: Accor Hotels to Lay Out the Red Carpet for Chinese Travelers

Accor Hotels in Australia and New Zealand are laying out the Red Carpet for Chinese travelers celebrating Lunar New Year Down Under

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Chinese New Year: Wax Figures of Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee to Visit London

Britain Wax representations of Hong Kong movie icons Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee will be flown from Hong Kong and Shanghai and put on display at Madam Tussauds London to welcome the Year of the Horse. Wax figure of Jackie Chan. Photo Credit: Madame Tussaud's London.   Lion dancing will take place at regular intervals. Fortune …

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Chinese New Year’s Eve

Chinese New Year's Eve is a time of family togetherness. The day is spent bidding farewell to the old year and making preparations for the new year. The traditionally minded thank their ancestors and the gods for their blessings and protection. Chinese people that have migrated from their hometowns will head home – if they …

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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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