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Chinese New Year started on Feb 7 this year (normally celebrated for 15-days), and people from all over the world, not just Chinese, are celebrating the festival…

China Jiangxi residents playing extreme firecrackers during Chinese New Year
Villagers in Tianxin Village, Jiangxi Province, China dressed up in full gear to light the firecrackers


Nagasaki Lantern Festival in Japan
Annual Nagasaki Lantern Festival in Nagasaki, Japan (Image courtesy of Jon from Japundit)
Chinese New Year lion dance performance in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lion dance performance in front of a large crowd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chinese New Year decoration at Sentosa Island, Singapore
It’s the year of rat… Chinese New Year decoration in Sentosa Island, Singapore
Chinese New Year lion dance performance in Manila, Philippines
Lion dance performance at Philippine Stock Exchange in Makati, Philippines
Chinese New Year celebration in Kolkata, India
Chinese New Year celebration in Kolkata’s Chinatown, India
Westerners lion dance for Chinese New Year in London, UK
It’s always a pleasure to see non-Chinese doing lion dance (London, UK)
Chinese New Year decoration at a train station in Berlin, Germany
Chinese New Year decoration at a train station in Berlin, Germany
Chinese New Year parade in New York, USA
Chinse New Year parade in New York, USA
Chinese New Year Kungfu performance in Mexico
Hee Haa… Kungfu performance during a parade in Mexico City, Mexico
Chinese New Year Kungfu performance in Havana, Cuba
More Kungfu from Havana, Cuba
Chinese New Year performance in Panama
A cultural performance in Panama City, Panama
Chinese New Year dragon dance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dragon dance performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
(All images courtesy of Xinhuanet unless stated otherwise)

]]> http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/chinese-new-year-worldwide-celebration-2008/feed/ 0 Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Chinese New Year!!! http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-chinese-new-year/ http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-chinese-new-year/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:16:15 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-chinese-new-year/ Today is the first day of Chinese New Year (2008). However, it’s not just the Chinese that are celebrating the new year… other ethnic like Koreans and Vietnamese are celebrating new year too, based on the lunisolar calendar.

Below is a music video of some Chinese New Year songs compilation, featuring celebs from Taiwan’s J-star agency; including members from popular boy-band 5566 and 183 Club etc…


A 2006 Chinese New Year music video, with New Year greetings in various languages

Another video, produced in 2008 featuring Hong Kong TVB artists…


Hong Kong TVB artist Raymond Lam, Linda Chung, Shirley Yeung, Susanna Kwan, Myolie Wu, Kevin Cheng, Mandy Cho, Bernice Liu, Kate Tsui, Kenneth Ma, Nancy Wu, Charmaine Sheh, Moses Chan, Vivien Yeo, Michael Tse, Fala Chen, Patrick Tang, Angela Tong, Raymond Cho and Sharon Chan
(Hat tip to Youtube user LineTran)

Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Chinese New Year!!!

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New York based Hong Kong designer Vivienne Tam unveiled a collection of Mickey Mouse themed fashion outfits at Hong Kong Disneyland on Jan 21…

Hong Kong Disneyland Mickey fashion Hong Kong Disneyland Mickey fashion
Models displaying the Mickey themed dresses (Images courtesy of Mainichi)

The fashion show was part of the “Year of the Mouse Celebration”, held by Hong Kong Disneyland to celebrate the upcoming Year of Rat (according to Chinese Lunar Calendar).

]]> http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/mickey-fashion-for-chinese-rat-year/feed/ 0 Giant lantern drum for the new rat year http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/giant-lantern-drum-for-the-new-rat-year/ http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/giant-lantern-drum-for-the-new-rat-year/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:11:24 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/giant-lantern-drum-for-the-new-rat-year/ Chinese workers have made a huge drum, decorated with 480 lanterns in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. The drum measures 6 metres in length and 4.8 metres in diameter, with Chinese word rat (鼠) embedded at the surface on both sides of the drum to celebrate the coming new year.

Chinese calendar is represented with 12 zodiac animals for every 12-year cycle in specific sequence – rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Next year will be the year of rat (begins on Feb 7 on Chinese New Year to be precise).

Giant lantern drum in Dalian, China Giant lantern drum in Dalian, China
Workers working on the drum in early December (Image courtesy of Xinhuanet)

In Chinese astrology, the 12 zodiac animals represent different character and luck for a person depending on his/her birth date and time. The months and hours of Chinese calendar are also categorized by the same group of animals in particular orders, but some formal terms would normally be used instead of the zodiac animals when referring to months or hours.

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