Sunday, February 18, 2007

Happy Chinese New Year

新年快乐
(Xin Nian Kuai Le)

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{/ o o \}
( (oo) )
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Happy Chinese New Year to everyone. This Chinese new year is the year of the pig and is also a special year known as the year of the 'Golden Pig', which occurs only every sixty years, so this year is particulalry auspicious for Chinese. A year which should bring prosperity and success.





Left: Fireworks in Shanhaiguan on Chines New Year's Day
Centre: Bang the gong, for good luck in new year. 108 times is an auspicious number apparently.
Right: Chinese New Year lantern

For any of you that are pigs, then here's is a quick personality summary.

The Pig is a fun and enlightening personality blessed with patience and
understanding. People born under the sign of the Pig enjoy life and all it has
to offer, including family and friends. They are honest and thoughtful and
expect the same of other people. Pigs can be perceived as oblivious or gullible
because they do care about others so much that they will do just about anything
for a friend in need.

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