Chinese New Year

[taiwandeutscher]

Finally, we in Asia celebrate the New Lunar Year. It's the tiger Hu 虎, element metal Jin 金 (Feb. 14. starting), earth branch and heavenly stem Gengyin 庚寅. Accompanying direction is northeast, also represented by the number 8. It's the year 4699 or 4707 since the Yellow Emperor Huangdi 黃帝 (according to different calculations) , buddhists write the year 2554, and here in Taiwan we have the year 99 since the end of the last dynastie (Qing 清, 1911).

大家恭喜發財

[Jarek]

Happy New Valentines Day...

[DaDa]

We're so great. We get two New Years and two V-days each year. j/k

[Jarek]

Well, this year we are not that lucky - we get two of them on the same day...

[Xiong]

新年快乐
xīn nián kuài lè

[SPJ]

Finally, we in Asia celebrate the New Lunar Year. It's the tiger Hu 虎, element metal Jin 金 (Feb. 14. starting), earth branch and heavenly stem Gengyin 庚寅. Accompanying direction is northeast, also represented by the number 8. It's the year 4699 or 4707 since the Yellow Emperor Huangdi 黃帝 (according to different calculations) , buddhists write the year 2554, and here in Taiwan we have the year 99 since the end of the last dynastie (Qing 清, 1911).

大家恭喜發財

yes. politics aside

next year or 2011.

there will be celebration events from China to commemorate the founding of the republic and ending of over 2000 years of dynastic (family) rules.

In PROC, they considered Dr Sun the pioneer of revolution. ge ming xian xing zhe 革命先行者 or forefather of revolution for new China.

In ROC (Taiwan). we lost power to the commie on the mainland, there may be or may not be celebration events in Taiwan next year. (ironically)

happy lunar new year and valentine's day.

Drive safely. Practice CMA moderately for health and all.

[SPJ]

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_con ... s_Business

a giant leap/step forward in the right direction.

irony.

[Doc Stier]

新年快乐
xīn nián kuài lè

These are hung bao (red envelopes) for Chinese New Year. Each packet given as a gift
contains a bit of lucky money for the New Year.


"Congratulations and Best Wishes for a Prosperous Year!"
Gung Hay Fat Choy (Cantonese)

[Xiong]

谢谢
Xie Xie

Thank you
My mother-in-law give out a bunch of those every New Year

[Doc Stier]

谢谢
Xie Xie Thank you

Huan2 ying2! 欢迎！

Xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4! 新年快乐！


Artist: Shi Mo

[Doc Stier]

[Doc Stier]

[Doc Stier]

[grady]

Yes, Gong Xi Fa Cai / Gung Hei Fat Choi / 恭喜发财 to one and all!

After fixing myself a late breakfast of some chashao bao 叉烧包 & a nice cup of coffee, I spent the morning giving the apartment a nice once over and taking out all the trash.

Then I stepped outside to the local barber shop and got my annual Chinese New Year's Eve head-shave. It cost me 10 kuai / US $1.50. I probably paid too much.

The afternoon will be spent cooking, and the evening eating & drinking & watching the CCTV New Year's Gala.

The fireworks have been going sporadically for the past few days, built up some momentum last night, and will begin in earnest sometime after sundown.

As midnight approaches the whole country will feel like a war zone, albeit with smiling faces.

If I get to bed before 3 AM I'll be stunned.

[Methods]

Some of you may be interested in how Taoists celebrate the upcoming New Years. Although Im skipping a whole week worth of stuff, Ill cut it down to the last three days just for kicks.
This will be the first year in ten or so years that I will be doing nothing special - sort of sad really, but I will live - lol

Yesterday or even today for Westerners it should of been Spring Cleaning Day (Qing Tun). Get that house, altar, front door step and garage cleaned up - ooops ran out of time this year, Its never too late, through tradition you have a week to get it done unless you are inviting Deities into your home for blessings.

Today for KF schools, homes that have altars and practicing Taoists should be inviting Lord Nan Bei Dou to inspect your home to get the necessary New Year Blessings. most important is to give respect to the venerable Deity and to reflect the year past quietly.


Tomorrow is the day to invite the famous Lords Fu Lu Shou, which are very ancient Star Gods...We invite them to bless our house and lives with Fortune, Prosperity & Longevity



Most of all, very warm wishes and Blessing - Happy New Year: