{"id":873,"date":"2012-01-23T11:28:23","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/?p=873"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:22:17","slug":"happy-chinese-new-year-year-of-the-dragon-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/happy-chinese-new-year-year-of-the-dragon-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Chinese New Year &#8211; Year of The Dragon 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-874 size-medium\" title=\"Year Of The Dragon 2012 Chinese Holidays\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Year-Of-The-Dragon-Chinese-Holidays-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Year Of The Dragon 2012 Chinese Holidays\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Year-Of-The-Dragon-Chinese-Holidays-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Year-Of-The-Dragon-Chinese-Holidays-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Year-Of-The-Dragon-Chinese-Holidays.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valentino&#8217;s<\/a> would like to wish a very happy Chinese New Year for 2012, the year of the dragon. Chinese New Year is the most significant holiday in the Chinese calendar, which is known as the \u2018spring festival\u2019. People celebrate the beginning of the new season as it symbolises new life and marks an end to winter. The celebrations last for fifteen days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before celebrations for New Year begin, however, it is considered prosperous to\u00a0completely clean one\u2019s house; this symbolises sweeping away any bad luck that the previous year may have brought. After the house has been cleaned, brushes, dustpans and brooms are all put away, as cleaning at any time after this might sweep away the good luck that comes with the new year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is traditional for families to hang red lanterns outside their houses and to wear new red clothing, as it is believed that doing so will ward off any evil spirits. Fireworks are also set off for this reason. On New Year\u2019s Eve,\u00a0families will reunite and enjoy a large traditional meal together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The\u00a0Chinese\u00a0Zodiac is comprised of twelve different animal signs, and every year is alternately named after each animal. 2012 is the year of the Dragon. The other animals in the Chinese Zodiac are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog, the Pig<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is said that people take on the characteristics of the animal that corresponds with the year they were born on! There are numerous other countries across the globe that celebrate Chinese New Year. A few are included below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Korea, a three day holiday takes place, and traditions include playing board games and flying kites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the United Kingdom, an annual Chinese New Year parade takes place in London on the Sunday after New Year\u2019s Day. This year, it will be held on January 29th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the USA, many cities with a\u00a0significant\u00a0Chinese populace hold Chinese New Year parades, such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Singapore, the New Year is celebrated on the 3rd and 4th of January this year and is marked by a huge parade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">People in Hong Kong mark Chinese New Year with an International Chinese New Year parade that features diverse acts from around the globe, capturing the spirit of a carnival.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here is a link to a video of the <a title=\"Chinese New Year Celebrations\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/_AOullEob0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese New Year celebrations<\/a> in Southampton last year 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentino&#8217;s would like to wish a very happy Chinese New Year for 2012, the year of the dragon. 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