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Year of the Dog

By John C Dvorak Monday January 23, 2006

Chinese New Year was yesterday and in its 12-year cycle it’s the year of the dog. This means we’ll all be rich! At least that’s my interpretation.

Here’s a backgrounder on the Year of the Dog

Jon says:

1/23/2006 at 11:44 am

Chinese new year is 1/29/06, not yesterday…
Splintr says:

1/23/2006 at 6:24 pm

yesterday was the start of chinese new year. Chinese new year starts dec. 23 to jan 15 on lunar calender
ranron says:

1/23/2006 at 7:49 pm

Chinese New Year is next sunday cause I was born on Chinese New Year (according to the lunar calendar) and I would know.
TedFox says:

1/23/2006 at 8:14 pm

If Chinese New year was yesterday, why does my calendar put this coming sunday as a public holiday for chinese new year.
M.E. says:

1/23/2006 at 8:29 pm

Fact of the Day: Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year celebration is actually a two-week series of
events, beginning with the ascent of the Kitchen God to heaven near the
end of the 12th lunar month and ending with the Lantern Festival on the
15th day of the first month. On New Year’s Eve (Moon 12, Day 30), all
the doors to the house are sealed with strips of paper and the head of
the household performs three important ceremonies: the offering to the
God of Heaven and Earth, the offering to the Household Gods, and the
worship of the ancestral tablets – usually strips of wood with the
names and dates for deceased family members. No knives or sharp
instruments may be used on New Year’s Day, for fear of “cutting” good
fortune away. By tradition, New Year’s Day is also a birthday
celebration for all Chinese people; every new baby is considered to be
exactly a year old on New Year’s Day.
James Hill says:

1/24/2006 at 12:15 pm

I prefer to call it the Year of the 3rd Course.
M.E. says:

1/24/2006 at 9:14 pm

3rd Course?

Do you prefer it with or without Soy Sauce?

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