Happy Chinese New Year on February 12, 2021. Expect traditionally lucky red and gold images of oxen along with "Happy Asian New Year" and "Happy Lunar New Year" images and greetings on social media, from Facebook and Instagram to Pinterest and Twitter.
This Lunar New Year is the Year of the Metal Ox. This ox year is reportedly lucky for working on relationships. Ox years tend to be about working hard, plodding diligently forward and feeling the weight of responsibilities.
According to www.thechinesezodiac.org, "it is a favorable year for economic recovery or consolidation, a year of long-term investments." (That sounds like real estate to me!)
Whether one speaks Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Korean, Japanese or any other Asian dialects, it's a great excuse to say "Happy New Year" to friends and clients.
In a multicultural community such as Silicon Valley, Calif., people from all over the world relocate here for opportunities in jobs, education and technology. Who doesn't enjoy hearing a friendly "Happy New Year" greeting in one's native language?
To truly welcome the New Year and share good wishes with people, printout (or forward) and use this list from FreeLang.Net. It’s a helpful guide to saying "Happy New Year" in over 100 different languages.
Saying “Happy New Year” may not help people sell a home in San Jose to buy house in Cupertino, yet welcoming and showing hospitality to people adds joy and delight to daily living.
Here is a list of how to say (and write) “Happy New Year” in over 100 languages from Japanese to Mandarin, Korean to Vietnamese and more.
A big "THANK YOU" to the following website that made this information freely available: http://www.freelang.net/expressions/newyear.php.
This site offers translations in up to 182 languages. Please share your personal knowledge if there is a language not currently on the list.
Images courtesy of www.pixabay.com and www.thechinesezodiac.org.
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