2009
is the Year of Yi Chou. or the Year of the Ox
(http://www.chinapage.com/main2.html):
This page gives information on Chinese calendars, animals, the zodiac
and
symbols. There is also a printable calendar by month.
Scroll down to
find information on New Year.
Chinese New Year
Parade in San Francisco from KTVU, Saturday, February 23
(http://www.ktvu.com/chinesenewyear/index.html): Check out the
many different types of coverage and re-broadcasts. From this
page view a slide show from the Chinese Historical Society entitled "The Chinese New Year Parades Through the Years"
Chinese
New Year
(http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html):
This page was constructed by a professor at the University of Victoria,
Victoria, British Columbia. Chinese New Year starts with the New
Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days
later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival,
which
is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying
lanterns
in a parade.
Chinese
New Year (http://www.new-year.co.uk/chinese/): This page is
authored
by Tayside Chinese Association, United Kingdom. This site
includes
a complete guide to the Chinese New Year, fortune cookies, Chinese
Calendar,
New Year greetings, Electronic Chinese New Year cards. Not
updated
since 2003, but information is still reliable.
Chinese
Festivals and Dragon Lore from the Donns
(http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html):
Chinese New Year is a very old celebration, a time for repaying debts,
enjoying feasts, giving "red envelopes" of lucky money to friends and
relatives,
and remembering ancestors. There are many old and delightful ancient
superstitions
surrounding this holiday.
Museum of
Math and Science - Holiday
Traditions (http://www.msichicago.org/temp_exhibit/catw2004/traditions/):
Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light. A guide to
winter
holiday traditions from around the world. The site mainly addresses
Christmas
greetings, decorations, and related traditions. Browsable by country.
Also
includes brief information about holidays that celebrate light or
enlightenment,
such as Chinese New Year, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan. From
the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
All
the Web search
(http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=web&cs=utf8&q=chinese+new+year&rys=0&_sb_lang=pref)
