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Which country throws the best Lunar New Year celebrations? @ 2020-01-25T08: Back Hot News
Keyword:Chinese New Year Year of the Rat
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THE CHINESE ZODIAC CYCLE CONSISTS OF 12 ANIMAL SIGNS, ONE FOR EACH LUNISOLAR YEAR. THIS UPCOMING CYCLE IS THE YEAR OF THE RAT, THE FIRST SIGN; LAST YEAR WAS THE YEAR OF THE PIG. IN FOLKLORE, THE JADE EMPEROR HELD A COMPETITION TO DECIDE THE ZODIAC ANIMALS. THE RAT ASKED THE OX TO CARRY HIM ACROSS THE RIVER, BUT JUMPED DOWN BEFORE THE OX CROSSED THE FINISH LINE, WINNING THE RACE.
CHRISTMAS AND THE WESTERN NEW YEAR HAVE COME AND GONE. CHINESE NEW YEAR IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY. IT IS KNOWN GLOBALLY AS LUNAR NEW YEAR ALTHOUGH HONG KONG PEOPLE PREFER TO CALL IT CHINESE NEW YEAR. PEOPLE ON THE MAINLAND USUALLY CALL IT THE SPRING FESTIVAL. TO ME, THIS DOESN』T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE CHINESE NEW YEAR IS ALWAYS IN WINTER, NOT SPRING. I PREFER TO CALL IT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR BECAUSE THE FIRST DAY OF CHINESE NEW YEAR IS BASED ON THE LUNISOLAR CALENDAR. THE WORD 「LUNISOLAR」 RELATES TO THE PHASES OF THE MOON AND THE SUN. THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IS ALSO THE NEW YEAR FOR VIETNAM AND KOREA. THAT』S WHY I THINK IT』S MORE ACCURATE TO CALL IT LUNAR NEW YEAR INSTEAD OF CHINESE NEW YEAR.
ON SATURDAY, THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE PIG WILL END AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WILL WELCOME THE YEAR OF THE RAT, INCLUDING NEW YORKERS.
7/10. THIS IS SO WHOLESOME. THE SINGING. THE COSTUMES. THE SET. THE FILMOGRAPHY. WE WERE CONVINCED REMY WAS WATCHING HIMSELF ON SCREEN. WE CANNOT GET OVER HOW SWEET AND FUNNY IT IS THAT THE RAT IN THE VIDEO IS SO FIXATED ON REMY DISCOVERING A NEW FLAVOR. WHAT』S MORE, THE RAT IS ON TOP OF THE MOST GIGANTIC FLUFFY PILLOW WE HAVE EVER SEEN. THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE PILLOW WITH THE TINY CHEF HAT PROVIDES AN EXTRA LAYER OF DEPTH AND EMPHASIS ON THE BIG DREAMS THE LITTLE RAT HAS FOR HIMSELF, MUCH LIKE REMY. WILL THIS INSPIRE A NEW LIVE ACTION RATATOUILLE? HOPEFULLY NOT.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE READING THIS POST AND HAVE NEVER PURCHASED A DEAD ZEBRA FIGURE OF YOUR OWN, THESE ROUGHLY 3" TALL PLASTIC SCULPTURES FEATURE POSEABLE ARMS AND A ROTATING HEAD. THIS YEAR"S MODEL, A HIGHLY STYLIZED RODENT FIGURE, COMES WEARING A TINY GOLD MEDALLION TO SYMBOLIZE ITS ASSOCIATION WITH WEALTH. DUE TO LIMITED QUANTITIES, THERE IS A SUGGESTED PURCHASE LIMIT OF ONE BUGDROID PER HOUSEHOLD. THANKFULLY, THE ODDS OF RECEIVING THE COVETED GOLD EDITION OF THIS YEAR"S FIGURE HAVE BEEN IMPROVED DRASTICALLY TO 50/50 FROM THE 1/10 SHOT OFFERED DURING THE YEAR OF THE PIG IN 2019.
SHOE PALACE IS STARTING 2020 STRONG WITH A HOLIDAY THEMED COLLABORATION WITH THE RENOWNED FOOTWEAR COMPANY, @NEWBALANCE BALANCE. 2020 IS THE YEAR OF THE RAT AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SHOE PALACE AND NEW BALANCE HONORS THE WEALTH AND SURPLUS ASSOCIATED WITH RATS IN CHINESE CULTURE. THE NEW BALANCE X-RACER WAS SELECTED BY THE SHOE PALACE AND NEW BALANCE CREATIVE TEAMS TO SERVE AS THE CANVAS FOR THE TRIBUTE TO CHINESE NEW YEAR 2020. COLLECTORS EDITION TIN BOX INCLUDED ON ALL PAIRS. DROPPING 1.25.20 #SPYOTR
ACCORDING TO ONE MYTH, THE JADE EMPEROR SAID THE ORDER WOULD BE DECIDED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARRIVED TO HIS PARTY. THE RAT TRICKED THE OX INTO GIVING HIM A RIDE. THEN, JUST AS THEY ARRIVED AT THE FINISH LINE, RAT JUMPED DOWN AND LANDED AHEAD OF OX, BECOMING FIRST.
KNOWN AS THE SPRING FESTIVAL OR LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE YEAR OF THE RAT BEGAN ON FRIDAY WITH FAMILY REUNIONS ACROSS THE WORLD』S MOST POPULOUS NATION
FROM MOSCHINO TO DIOR, HERE ARE THE BRANDS CELEBRATING CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE RAT
AS THE HOME OF EUROPE』S OLDEST CHINESE COMMUNITY WITH THE LARGEST CHINESE ARCH OUTSIDE OF CHINA SPANNING NELSON STREET, CHINESE NEW YEAR IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIVERPOOL』S ANNUAL EVENTS CALENDAR, ATTRACTING CROWDS OF WELL-WISHERS TO CHINATOWN AND INTO SURROUNDING RESTAURANTS AND BARS AS WE WELCOME THE YEAR OF THE RAT.
THIS YEAR, THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FALLS ON SATURDAY, JAN. 25 AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY 15 DAYS OF CELEBRATIONS MARKING THE TRANSITION FROM THE YEAR OF THE PIG TO THE YEAR OF THE RAT.
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS WAS OPENED JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE YEAR OF THE RAT WAS WELCOMED IN BEIJING, BY SERBIA"S MINISTER OF MINING AND ENERGY ALEKSANDAR ANTIC, MINISTER OF CULTURE AND THE MEDIA VLADAN VUKOSAVLJEVIC, MAYOR OF BELGRADE ZORAN RADOJICIC AND CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SERBIA CHEN BO.
THERE’S A LOT AT STAKE:  CHINESE CONSUMERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF GLOBAL GROWTH IN LUXURY SPENDING HEADING INTO 2025, ACCORDING TO MCKINSEY. AND THE IMPACT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND CHINA ITSELF. THIS YEAR, THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FALLS ON JANUARY 25. IT WILL BE CELEBRATED ALL OVER THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN COUNTRIES WITH LARGE CHINESE POPULATIONS LIKE SINGAPORE AND INDONESIA. IN THE U.S., THE PARTY KICKS OFF THIS WEEK WITH PARADES IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK.
IT’S FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 2020, AND ON SATURDAY WE'LL CELEBRATE THE CHINESE NEW YEAR — OR LUNAR NEW YEAR — AND HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR: THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE RAT, ACCORDING TO CHINESE VERSION OF THE ZODIAC.
SOME OF THE BEST GAMES OF 2019 ARE ON SALE, INCLUDING A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE (PERFECT FOR CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE RAT) AND DISCO ELYSIUM. A BRAND-NEW EXPANSION FOR FROSTPUNK JUST RELEASED, AND WHILE IT"S NOT ON SALE SEPARATELY, YOU CAN GET THE FROSTPUNK SEASON PASS BUNDLE ON SALE FOR $24.47--IT COMES WITH ALL DLC INCLUDING THE NEW EXPANSION, THE LAST AUTUMN. THE BASE GAME IS ALSO DISCOUNTED TO $12 AND THE GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION IS DOWN TO $32.81. MEANWHILE, DESTINY FANS CAN SNAG THE DESTINY 2 UPGRADE EDITION, WHICH INCLUDES THE SHADOWKEEP AND FORSAKEN EXPANSIONS, FOR $37.49.
A ROYAL DATE NIGHT! PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON ARE SET TO ATTEND THE BAFTAS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW AS THEY CELEBRATE THE DUKE"S TENTH YEAR AS PRESIDENT

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