Around the world, Chinese in the Diaspora and in China are spending the start of the Lunar New Year (February 3, 2011) by celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit! Families gather to eat hearty meals, give red envelopes with lucky money inside to children and unmarried young people, and set off firecrackers [...]
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Chinese New Year: Time for the World’s Largest Annual Human Migration
Posted in Asian Film, China, Chinese New Yaer, Chinese New Year, family, movies, photos, Spring Festival, video, tagged Chinese migrant workers, Chinese New Year, Largest annual human migration, Last Train Home, Spring Festival, Year of the Rabbit on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Chinese New Year
Posted in Chinese New Year, photos, pictures, Spring Festival, Uncategorized, tagged Chinese New Year, Japantown, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, Spring Festival, Year of the Ox on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s time for Chinese New Year celebrations in San Francisco. Although the New Year of the Ox began on January 26th, the big parade is this Saturday, Feb. 7th. Meantime, I’ve really been enjoying all the flowers blossoming across the city. We had an unusually warm and dry January, so this year Spring Festival (which [...]
