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Ok, Chinese New Year is this month and you might want a few facts to add to your ten cent crazy book.
According to tradition, on the first day of the Chinese New Year families visit oldest family members,
Traditionally, tangerines, representing luck and prosperity and are the most popular fruit to hand out for the Chinese New Year.
According to legend, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. When 12 came, he named a year after each animal, declaring that people born in that year would have some of that animal's personality.
The color red symbolizes fire, which according to legend, can drive away bad luck and evil spirits.
During Chinese New Year celebrations, Chinese people often paint lanterns with birds, animals, and flowers, to hang in temples, and carry to an evening parade under the light of the full moon.
Typically a dragon, made of silk, paper, and bamboo, is the highlight of the traditional lantern festival.
You can look for the year of your birth, on this chart, to see what animal represents you
Rat 1900 1912 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020
Ox 1901 1913 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021
Tiger 1902 1914 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022
Rabbit 1903 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023
Dragon 1904 1916 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024
Snake 1905 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025
Horse 1906 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026
Sheep 1907 1919 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027
Monkey 1908 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028
Rooster1909 1921 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029
Dog 1910 1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030
Boar 1911 1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031
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