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Chinese New Year

January 20, 2012 by · Comments Off on Chinese New Year 

Chinese New YearChinese New Year, There are many ways to ring in the Year of the Dragon in Toronto. Some events kick off on Friday and the celebration continues for two weeks. If ever the world needed a dragon – the most powerful and auspicious Chinese zodiac sign – to distract from dire Mayan predictions, this is it. Come Sunday, millions of families worldwide will come together to feast and celebrate as the dragon breathes life into the new year.

It’s the Year of the Water Dragon – the only mystical creature in Chinese astrology, a creature that stirs excitement among Chinese zodiac followers for its strength, luck, intensity and vitality.

“The dragon is very important. It’s majestic, a sign of authority,” said Angela Chan, vice-president of Toronto’s Chinese Cultural Centre. “We hope that in the year of the dragon, the economy will pick up.”

Though often called Chinese New Year, the annual celebration (also called the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival) is celebrated by Vietnamese, Korean and other Asian populations worldwide. It’s tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar and falls on different days every year.

The marathon 15-day celebration is a time of renewal and well-wishing, of spending time with family, feasting and giving thanks.

Customs and traditions vary by location, but most families will gather on New Year’s Eve – this year on Sunday – to clean house, feast on dumplings and set off fireworks to usher in the New Moon.

Homes are often cleaned and decorated with blossoming flowers (they symbolize new life), tangerines and candy trays – all intended to bring good fortune and happiness in the year to come

“There’s a lot of preparation involved,” said Hong Kong-born Chan, who has continued to uphold New Year traditions since moving to Canada more than 20 years ago.

Then on Monday, New Year’s Day, elders will present the family’s young generation with red paper pockets (lai see in Cantonese) stuffed with lucky money.

Dr. David Chuenyan Lai, a now-retired University of Victoria geography and Asia-Pacific studies professor, remembers Chinese New Year as a child in Hong Kong. The young Lai would wake up first thing on New Year’s Day and kneel before his elders.

“Wishing you prosperity (Gung hay fat choy in Cantonese),” he would say, receiving lai see in return.

“It’s all about family,” said Lai, who still lives in Victoria.

Historically, Chinese New Year celebrations involve 15 days of honouring the household, family ancestors and the gods. It’s a food- and family-centric holiday, celebrated with traditional feasts, often involving whole fish, chicken and uncut noodles.

Celebrations traditionally end with a lantern festival, hand-painted lanterns often suspended from home windows or carried in procession beneath the full moon.

In China, the new year means millions of people will board planes and trains homeward bound to eat, relax and spend time with family. It’s one of the busiest travel times of the year, said Lai.

Chinese Birth Chart

February 3, 2011 by · Comments Off on Chinese Birth Chart 

Chinese Birth Chart, According to legend, the Chinese Horoscope gender is based on statistics from women inside the Forbidden City during the Ching dynasty. Around 700 years ago, a Chinese scientist has discovered a list of birth gender buried in a royal tomb. The original picture between the sexes is now preserved at the Science Institute of Beijing. Apparently, it is 99 percent accurate!

Sex selection is a hot topic, and therefore idiotic prediction methods. The following formula allows some pretty impressive claims all over the Internet, so just for fun, we decided to make it available to those of you who are trying to conceive, or for those of you who want to predict sex Baby you It is the realization at present. You can also view past designs, if you know the month and your age at conception.

Some of these websites that list the design house of Chinese make claims about its origin and accuracy rates. But the legends tend to stretch as time is, then we will publish what we heard and let you decide if it is credible or not:

“This table is a statistical picture of the woman within the forbidden city of the Emperor during the Ching Dynasty.”

“A Chinese scientist has discovered this chart was buried in a royal tomb over 700 years. The original is kept in the Institute of Sciences in Beijing. The accuracy of the map has been proven by thousands of people and we believe it is 99 percent accurate! ”

Source: http://www.pregnancytoday.com/articles/gender-selection-and-family-dynamics/chinese-chart-6151/

Chinese Zodiac

February 3, 2011 by · Comments Off on Chinese Zodiac 

Chinese Zodiac, Rat aggressive; Buffalo worker’s smile and his friend Tiger the cat or rabbit prudent spiffy the Dragon, the wise snake, horse talented, goat sweet, joyous Monkey; the proud rooster, the faithful dog, and Pig scrupulous. So he decided to found the Chinese calendar on these animals in the order they came to listen. Each animal has a year dedicated to his nature, and animals run in a 12-year cycle.

Much of Chinese philosophy is built around the belief in the five elements and their ability to interact with and build relationships. The five elements of metal, water, wood, fire and earth, were a driving force in Chinese culture almost from the beginning. In Chinese tradition, the five elements interact to influence its destiny, with the astrological sign of the year of birth.People born during the years 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987 and 1999 are most fortunate to be born in the year of the rabbit. If you or someone you know is a rabbit … head high, it will be an interesting year. In Chinese mythology, the year of the Rabbit symbol represents longevity and it is believed that the rabbit has a close relationship with the moon. Westerners can refer to man in the moon, but when the Chinese peer to the moon, what they see is the date of rabbits by a rock, holding a cup that overflows with the elixir of immortality. As symbols go, this is considered one of the most beautiful.
However, I was born in the Year of the Snake, characterized by a spirit deep and sophisticated approach of love and life. According to the literature, people Snake lot of sympathy for others and try to help those less fortunate. They are known to be attractive, intense and calm at the surface! On the other hand, people are often quite vain snake, selfish and a bit stingy. Well, forget that part.
I’m also a big fan, of course, Chinese food! It is customary to eat the cooked fish when marking the Chinese New Year, according to the people of Chengdu 1, a favorite restaurant in the Plaza Shopping Pilgrim, 89 Pompton Ave., and Cedar Grove. At another fantastic restaurant Chinese, Ma TS, staff dined Shanghai dumplings and honey walnut chicken when they celebrated the Year of the Rabbit a little early. (It is located at 199 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair.)
In addition to food and astrology, I am intrigued by these aspects of Chinese culture: the beautiful calligraphy, traditional music and opera, fashion beautiful and complicated history. And with apologies to my beloved cats, I think the Shih Tzu, very elegant little dog of China, is appealing. Its name means “Lion Dog” because the dog was bred to look like guardian lions in traditional Chinese art.

Which is a different system than we are accustomed in the West. Chinese astrology, more than 5,000 years, paints a portrait of personalities. He tries to explain how people react to life stress, challenges and relationships based on birth year.
Chinese astrology is based on animals that make up the signs, the 12 equal parts of the Chinese zodiac. They are animals that have appeared in response to an invitation to all the stories and traditions.

In the Chinese zodiac, the rabbit is the fourth in a cycle of 12 animals that represent each Chinese New Year, with the year of the rabbit within 3 February 2011 to January 22, 2012.

America’s top diplomat Hillary Clinton urged revelers to “continue to work together in this New Year to deepen our friendships and make progress on the challenges we face.”

“President Obama and I are committed to the people of the Asia-Pacific – committed to strengthening our ties with traditional allies, to make new friends and working to establish constructive relations throughout the region,” she said, noting the important contribution of Asian Americans.

Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, welcomed the Lunar New Year as an opportunity to “celebrate a rich culture and heritage, a time to reflect on the past year, embrace the possibilities of the future, and j ‘I look forward to a year of hope and prosperity, optimism and opportunity. “

Year Of The Rabbit 2011 Predictions

February 3, 2011 by · Comments Off on Year Of The Rabbit 2011 Predictions 

Year Of The Rabbit 2011 Predictions, An announcement about changes zodiac sign made last month to everyone in arms over what to expect when it comes to predictions for 2011 but we are pleased to announce that the Chinese Zodiac remained the same and, for those interested, today marks the first day of the year of the rabbit!

True, February 3rd, 2011 marks the first day of the year of the rabbit that means many things for people bore this year and what each can expect for 2011. The first thing you should know is that if you’re a rabbit. The years of a rabbit, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 and 201.If you are a rabbit you have the following characteristics: bright, wise, fashionable, kind, mysterious, affectionate and cuddly. You like being the center of attention, but only occasionally. For the most part, you’re a big-party donor and host, but prefer to focus on someone else.

2011 will be a good year for rabbits, particularly in the areas of work and careers. Your outgoing personality will put you in an excellent position to compete for promotions at work. From March to May and October-November are the months to wait. A lot happens in these periods of time that will make your whole year a memorable one.

Bunnies can only expect to find love this year. August, September and December will be a time intensive and can be stressful for many of its large rabbits to make sure you keep your heart open to love, especially during these months. If you let love in 2011 could be a make it or break it for a year for your love life. Rabbits tend to be more compatible with sheep, pigs & dogs.
Year of the Rabbit – a zodiac sign representing a chance, agility and malice. When herbivorous mammals bit emerges from its burrow on February 3 and greets us with “Kung Hei Fat Choi” while chewing on a carrot, an auspicious lunar new year yet delicate begins.

Under the spell of magic rabbit active stock markets in China and Hong Kong will adopt 20% growth, supported by gains promising, but the two economies continue to be distracted by feeding excess liquidity and asset bubbles Inflation, Credit Suisse, said yesterday in its annual report on how to spend your lai see.

Therefore, investors need to be as agile as the hare, in other words, they need to be mentally equipped with ears long and muscular hind legs to detect the potential gain and, pending the leakage losses, according to the bank. A very difficult year for investor’s effect.

The bank believes that there will be a growth of 25% in the A-share, H-share markets and the MSCI China with promising prospects of gain, while Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI) can gain of 22 % and property prices in Hong Kong may surge another 30% from now until the end of 2011. The prediction seems in line with the belief that astrologers stock prices tend to raise in the years to rabbit because the rabbit is the luckiest sign in the Chinese calendar.

However, three years earlier rabbit show a mixed picture. The HSI has been a phenomenal growth of over 75% in 1975, but 1987 was the year of the Hong Kong stock market crash. And although 1999 saw a sharp rise in the HSI, it has been known to be a bounce after the Asian financial crisis.

In 2011, inflation is the greatest risk to China that the country is likely to record a growth of 9.3% of GDP for the year, according to Credit Suisse.

“It looks like a slowdown compared to 10.3% last year. However, for China, a slowdown in GDP is not a problem, inflation,” said Dong Tao, an economist at Regional the bank.

Tao believes China’s inflation, which should reach 6% by mid 2011, will increase prices for food service costs. The reason is that countries suffering from a severe labor shortage that “more jobs available in central and western China, the infrastructure projects growing need workers and people are generally reluctant to move to the cities where the cost of living coasts are much higher than in the hinterland. ”

Chinese migrant workers have received wage increases averaging 14% last year and their salary will increase by 20% to 30% in the coming years, according to Tao.

Similarly, inflation and consumer prices both assets will be a key issue for Hong Kong in 2011.
Hong Kong is surrounded by the monetary policies of the United States and China, which are not really suited to its own economy, the city is immersed in an excess liquidity, again, the real interest rates are near zero for percent, which will surely send housing prices more, the bank said.

The asset inflation increasingly also create more social tension internally as the distribution of wealth has already become polarized, it added.

Hong Kong people, especially children and single people who traditionally receive lai see during Chinese New Year, will feel the effects of inflation and the money they receive will decrease in real terms.

However, Credit Suisse gave investors a bit of how their lai see more generous, naming eight stocks with a potential average increase of 36% over the next 12 months, namely AMVIG, Great Eagle, Kaisa Midland Realty, Peak Sports, Skyworth, Sparkle Roll Texhong.

That said, given that the market will be as difficult as the rabbit, investors are advised to check before jumping.

Chinese New Year Calendar

February 3, 2011 by · Comments Off on Chinese New Year Calendar 

Chinese New Year Calendar, (AFP) – President Barack Obama sent their best wishes for the Lunar New Year, which starts Thursday, while revelers across the United States and around the world prepares to usher in the Year of the Rabbit. ”

“As people of all cultures and religions are welcome in the new year we all celebrate our families and our ancestors, and enjoy the company of our loved ones,” Obama said in a statement, noting that many Americans celebrated the new Chinese calendar.

“Many Asian Americans focus on the rich traditions of their heritage, reminding us again that the strength of America comes from the richness of our cultures and diversity of our people.

“I wish all who celebrate the new year of peace, prosperity and good health,” he added.

In the Chinese zodiac, the rabbit is the fourth in a cycle of 12 animals that represent each Chinese New Year, with the year of the rabbit within 3 February 2011 to January 22, 2012.

America’s top diplomat Hillary Clinton urged revelers to “continue to work together in this New Year to deepen our friendships and make progress on the challenges we face.”

“President Obama and I are committed to the people of the Asia-Pacific – committed to strengthening our ties with traditional allies, to make new friends and working to establish constructive relations throughout the region,” she said, noting the important contribution of Asian Americans.

Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, welcomed the Lunar New Year as an opportunity to “celebrate a rich culture and heritage, a time to reflect on the past year, embrace the possibilities of the future, and j ‘I look forward to a year of hope and prosperity, optimism and opportunity. ”

Although most Chinese inaugurated on Thursday Lunar New Year with joy and festivities, people in the affected areas of China mourns victims of the most important day for family reunion, but they prayed for a better future.

The public was allowed to return to the earthquake-leveled Beichuan County to mourn their deceased relatives from Thursday, the first day of Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Beichuan, in Sichuan Province in southwest China, was abandoned after all the survivors of the earthquake that struck a rare May 12, 2008 have been resettled in areas adjacent to the end of the month.

A crowd of people started to enter the county seat Thursday morning after presenting proper identification.

They brought food and flowers, lighted candles, and whispered to their original sites ravaged, praying for peace for the dead and a better life for the living.

The county seat will be open for a week until the end of the leave of seven days the Spring Festival.

Thousands of people are expected to Beichuan, where 15,645 people lost their lives because of the earthquake measuring 8.0 that have about 80,000 dead or missing in Sichuan and adjacent areas.

Most survivors had already moved into new homes in Yongchang town, about 23 km, when the Chinese central government decided to relocate the entire population of Beichuan to a new location rather than reconstruction in the county.

North-western Qinghai province, many villagers in Yushu County, where a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 2,200 people in April 2010, dropped all the holidays on Thursday.

Many woke up early so they can pay tribute, Scripture songs and burn incense to those killed in the earthquake, then return to normal life.

Nganggug Zhaxi, who has just moved into a new apartment at the end of last year, has prepared various foods and dishes.

Nganggug in his 40s said his family received any government so that their life is perfectly assured. He hoped his son would be enrolled in a university this year.

Zhouqu County in Gansu Province, where a massive landslide killed more than 1,700 dead or missing in August last year, many survivors gathered for dinner and watched TV shows after the mourning loved ones, killed in the disaster.

It Xinchang, a farmer from the village most affected Yueyuan, said his greatest hope is to move into a new house as soon as possible and begin a new life.

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