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	Chinese New Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		the day of the second new moon after the day on which the winter solstice occurs, unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year—in such a case, the New Year falls on the day of the third new moon after the solstice.
		The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar.
		This means that anyone born from January 1 to 25 January 1990 was actually born in the year of the snake, not the year of the horse, although some people born during this period are not aware of this fact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lunar_new_year (1708 words)

	Chinese New Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chinese New Year is also the time when the largest human migration takes place when Chinese all around the world return home on Chinese New Year eve to have reunion dinner with their family.
		Traditionally, red packets (Mandarin 'hong bao' 紅包; Hokkien 'ang pow' Cantonese 'lai see' 利是;Hakka 'fung bao') are passed out during the Chinese New Year's celebrations, from married couples to unmarried people (usually children).
		The common greeting for the new year "niannian you yu" can mean to enjoy a surplus, i.e.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_New_Year (1708 words)

	Lunar New Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		Usually Lunar New Year happens around January or February in American calendar and not on an exact date because of the differences of the two calendars.
		New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thankfulness.
	www.orgs.utulsa.edu /aasa/LunarNewYear03.htm (429 words)

	Lunar New Year in Taiwan
		It begins on the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day, it is believed, when various gods ascend to heaven to pay their respects and report on household affairs to the Jade Emperor, the supreme Taoist deity.
		During the Lunar New Year Festival, temples are crowded with worshippers burning incense and presenting offerings in prayer for fortune and happiness in the coming year.
		Familiar songs and traditional music associated with Lunar New Year are broadcast through loudspeakers in department stores, many of which hold year-end sales to attract wage earners, whose pockets are weighted down by the traditional annual bonus that is always paid at this time of year.
	www.gio.gov.tw /taiwan-website/5-gp/culture/lunar-NY (1652 words)

	China: Dim Sum: New Year or Spring Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Each Chinese year is represented by a repeated cycle of 12 animals, the rat, ox, tiger, hare or rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
		New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving.
		But the spirit underlying the diverse celebrations of the New Year is the same, a sincere wish of peace and happiness for family members and friends.
	www.newton.mec.edu /Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__spring_fes.html (1573 words)

	Myth*ingLinks: Lunar New Year 2005 - 2006 - Year of the Wood Rooster
		But the difference is that in the year of the Monkey, it is yang wood which is always compared to a tall tree, with the characteristic of being proud, tough, stubborn and sticking to principles, inflexible and uncompromising.
		This is for families to renew ties and prepare for the new year.
		New Year's Eve: People place straw scoopers, rakes or sieves on their doors and walls to protect their families from evil spirits in the new year....
	www.mythinglinks.org /LunarNewYear2000.html (5360 words)

	History & info - the Chinese calendar
		Chinese New Year is the main holiday of the year for more than one quarter of the world's population.
		If there are 13 new moons from the start of the 11th month in the first year to the start of the 11th month in the second year, a leap month must be inserted.
		The introduction of a new era was an attempt to reestablish a broken connection between Heaven and Earth, as personified by the emperor.
	webexhibits.org /calendars/calendar-chinese.html (2102 words)

	Korean Festival : SEOL : LUNAR NEW YEAR - One of the Greatest Korean Holiday
		The New Year's greeting is "say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh".
		If we observe the meaning of the greeting "say hay" means 'New Year', "boke" means 'blessings', "mahn he" means 'a lot' and "pah du say oh", 'please receive'.
		New year's day is called "seol" or "seol ral".
	www.clickasia.co.kr /about/h0101.htm (2613 words)

	Discarding the Old and Heralding in the New -- New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year
		A time of gratitude and family togetherness, New Year's Eve is spent by bidding farewell to the old year and thanking one's ancestors and the gods for their blessing and protection.
		Children who have left their hometowns return on this day to share New Year's Eve Dinner with their families, and for those unable to make the journey, a table setting is placed to symbolize their presence in spirit if not in body.
		With the arrival of New Year's Day, life is renewed and the new year begins to unfold amidst the noise of firecrackers.
	www.gio.gov.tw /info/festival_c/spring_e/spring.htm (395 words)

	Chinese New Year - 2006 is the Year of the Dog. 2005 is the Year of Yiyou, popularly known as the Year of the Rooster. ...
		The new year is known as the Year of the Rooster.
		Each year is also designated by one of the 12 Animals For instance, 2003 is the Year of the Ram and 2004 is the Year of the Monkey.
		In one sentence, the Chinese New Year is the second New Moon after the winter solstice.
	www.chinapage.com /newyear.html (950 words)

	Lunar New year
		The effects of the five elements on the Roosters are described below, together with years in which the elements were exercising their influence.
		People born in the years of the Metal element are conscientious workers and are extraordinarily talented.
		Those born in the years dominated by the Wood element are people of high morals and great confidence.
	www.vnstyle.vdc.com.vn /lunar_newyear (1231 words)

	lunar new year
		So the rat is associated with the first year of the 12-year lunar calendar, and the ox with the second, and so on in order of their arrival.
		The Lunar New Year begins on the new moon of the first day of the new year and ends 15 days later on the full moon with the celebration of the Lantern Festival.
		This is the perfect time of year to explore one of San Francisco's most fascinating neighborhoods with knowledgeable locals to point out the Spring Couplets dangling from storefront windows, red Lai See envelopes containing money for children, plum blossom vendors, and the endless variety of exotic culinary treats.
	www.sfgate.com /eguide/festivals/lunarnewyear/1997/index.shtml (780 words)

	Celebration of the Chinese New Year
		The Chinese New year is celebrated on the first day of the First Moon of the lunar calendar.
		The Chinese New year's Eve dinner gathering was among the most important family occasions of the year.
		Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar.
	www.c-c-c.org /chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html (2104 words)

	Lunar_New_Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chinese New Year, which falls on January 28 this year, is the single most important holiday in the country.
		In Korea, the Lunar New Year celebration is barely a blip on the party radar while New Year is a month-long vacation and matchmaking fest among the Hmong.
		No matter what the country, religion or race, New Year's Day is a time for family reunions, gatherings and reflection and reaffirming bonds.
	www.jcu.edu /pubaff/newsreleases/Lunar_NewYear.htm (419 words)

	Learn more about Chinese New Year in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chinese New Year (春节, 农历新年 or 过年) or the Spring Festival is celebrated at a new moon in January or February.
		The New Year's Eve dinner is very large and includes chicken.
		The same calendar is used in countries that have adopted the Confucian and Buddhism tradition and in many cultures influenced by the Chinese, notably the Tibetans and the pagan Bulgarss.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/ch/chinese_new_year_1.html (253 words)

	Chinese New Year - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chinese New Year (春节, 农历新年 or 过年), also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, which is usually the day on which the second new moon after the winter solstice occurs.
		Traditionally, red packets ('hong bao') are passed out on Chinese New Year's Eve, and then Chinese New Year is celebrated with firecrackers.
		Some Chinese New Year dates (in the Gregorian calendar) are listed below (with pinyin
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /c/ch/chinese_new_year_1.html (465 words)

	Chinese Lunar new Years
		Hence, it is desirable to select an auspicious day to move furniture especially during for the spring-cleaning to usher in the New Year.
		For an auspicious start to the New Year, one will need to avoid taking paths that is charged with negative energy (He Shen for the ancient Chinese symbolized demon).
		Those born in the years of the Rat (1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, etc) should avoid using the Horse hour, i.e.
	www.acgeomancy.com.sg /chinese_lunar_new_years.htm (1899 words)

	Chinese New Year, Year of the Dog - 2006 Events, Traditions, Recipes, Zodiac, E-Cards
		The Lunar New Year dates from 2600 BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac.
		Chinese New Year - Great intro, with brief descriptions of traditional celebrations slated for all 15 days of the New Year or Spring Festival, plus more on traditional Chinese New Year foods, decorations, taboos and superstitions.
		Lunar New Year in Taiwan - An engaging read, and beautifully illustrated with tales of the origins of the festival, holiday dishes, gift exchanges, the dragon and lion parade, rituals and superstitions.
	www.chiff.com /home_life/holiday/chinese-new-year.htm (512 words)

	chinese new year
		This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.
		The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table.
		The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community.
	www.educ.uvic.ca /faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html (290 words)

	Year 2004 Chinese Astrology Green Wood Monkey New Year
		Because this is a new moon day, it is the first day of the first Chinese lunar month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar system.
		In China, the first day of the Green Monkey Year is February 4th, 2004 in the Fortune-Telling Calendar system, because February 4th, 2004 is the first day of Tiger month and the Tiger month is the first month of a year in Chinese Fortune-Telling Calendar system.
		Also, the Chinese Year uses the cycle of 60 Stem-Branch counting systems and the Green Monkey is the 21st Stem-Branch in the cycle.
	www.chinesefortunecalendar.com /2004.htm (1819 words)

	Lunar New Year Center
		According to the Asian Zodiac, 2002 is the Year of the Horse.
		In China, the Lunar New Year is also called the Spring Festival.
		For the Vietnamese, Tet is the New Year.
	www.familyculture.com /Chinese_new_year.htm (253 words)

	Bay Area Traveler: Chinese New Year Events 2005
		Rain didn't dampen spirits at the annual Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco.
		The Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia.
		This year's theme is Year of the Rooster and highlights include elaborately decorated floats, school marching bands, martial arts group, stilt walkers, lion dancers, Chinese acrobatics, the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and the Golden Dragon ("Gum Lung").
	www.sfgate.com /traveler/events/cny (524 words)

	Chinese Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Chinese Lunar New Year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac.
		Like the Western calendar, The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a yearly one, with the start of the lunar year being based on the cycles of the moon.
		The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: "This is the animal that hides in your heart."
	www.new-year.co.uk /chinese/calendar.htm (179 words)

	NOBLE Web: Chinese New Year
		Chinese New Year Books for Children -- Here's a list of books about the celebration, linked to our library catalog.
		It is the seventh design in the Lunar New Year series, which began with the Rooster issued in 1992, followed by the Dog, Boar, Rat, Ox and Tiger.
		The Chinese Lunar New Year is celebrated by Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Tibetans and Mongolians.
	www.noblenet.org /year/chinese.html (292 words)

	Chinese New Year
		The Chinese New Year is a celebration of change...
		The Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year because it is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements.
		The events that occurred during New Year’s Day may impact your life for the rest of the year.
	www.familyculture.com /holidays/chinese_new_year.htm (677 words)

	Sabbath: Counted From the New Moon? ~ Lunar Sabbath vs. Saturday Sabbath ~
		Among all early nations the lunar months were the readiest large divisions of time...(and was divided in 4 weeks), corresponding (to) the phases or the quarters of the moon.
		If the Sabbath is indeed to be reckoned from the moon as "Lunar Cycle Sabbath" calendar proponents claim, then one must consider why we find that God rested on the 7th day of creation (which was the fourth day of the moon) rather than resting on the 10th day from "the beginning" of creation.
		Despite this point, some Lunar Cycle Sabbatarians may actually cite the above example from Exodus 16 and claim it is proof for their doctrine--because the full moon, which is believed by Lunar Sabbath adherents to be a sign of a Sabbath day, can occur on the 15th of the month as well as the 14th.
	www.truthontheweb.org /shabbatu.htm (5850 words)

	Chinese feast brings double happiness / Guests celebrate and charities prosper at Sonoma Valley auction's Lunar New ...
		The Petaluma family, and several friends, were busily preparing a Chinese New Year feast for 20 that had been auctioned off for $20,000 to support Sonoma Valley charities.
		Like the rooster being honored this year, which is known for its unwavering, almost stubborn qualities, the all-volunteer crew delivered one delicacy after another from 6:30 p.m.
		"I learned I was born in the year of the boar," she said, referring to one of the 12 animals representing the 12-year astrological cycle.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/18/NBG98BB11C1.DTL (1648 words)

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