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Get Ready to Celebrate Chinese New Year..The Year of the Dog
   We are fascinated by the Chinese Culture and have a number of clients past and present of Chinese heritage and are mindful of the holidays that they celebrate.   Such colorful festivities they have to mark the new year which will begin on February 16th.  It is the Year of the Dog. The date for Chinese New Year changes from year to year. This year it will begin on Friday, February 16th. The date changes because it is based upon the lunar calendar and can vary from  January 21 to February 20.
    All over the world the sights and sounds of the celebration can be seen with firecrackers, bell ringing and traditional lion dances. Chinese families gather on New Year's Eve for a family dinner. On New Year's Day,  everyone's cleans their homes thoroughly to sweep away any bad fortune to begin the New Year with a fresh start. 
   The red envelope is  tradition of Chinese....it has lucky money and good wishes for a prosperous new year.  As technology has progressed, there is now an app so that relatives may transfer money to accounts for good wishes in the new year.
    The Chinese Zodiac has a 12 year cycle ... more

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