Happy Chinese New Year!!
Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat in the Chinese lunar calendar!
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal's year would have some of that animal's personality. Those born in rat years tend to be leaders, pioneers, and conquerors. They are charming, passionate, charismatic, practical and hardworking. (Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, William Shakespeare, and Mozart were all born in the year of the rat!) At Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes and give children "lucky money" in red envelopes.
We are attending our first Chinese New Year celebration this Sunday at a local high school (put on by our local Families with Children from China chapter) and we can't wait!! Look for pictures of the event early next week!
Happy New Year!
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