Chinese New Year

PHOTOS: Chinatown Celebrates Chinese New Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.31.2012 | New York

The Chinese New Year paraded through the streets of New York City's crowd-lined Chinatown streets on Sunday. In this year of the dragon, Chinatown was...

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What To Do This Weekend

Posted 01.27.2012 | New York

Read More: Chinese New Year, Phillip Glass, Viral Videos, Le Poisson Rouge, NY Around Town, Lunar New Year, Museum of Modern Art, Moma, New York Events, Video, New York News

Real Estate Where: K&K Super Buffet, 3-41 St. Nicholas Ave, Queens; (718) 381-7111 When: Saturday, 8PM Price: $5 Giant Chinese supermarket K&K Su...

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YEAR OF THE DRAGON: Chinese New Year Is Here

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012 | San Francisco

Every neighborhood has its signature event: Fillmore Jazz, Folsom Street Fair, North Beach Festival. But once a year, Chinatown humbles all other boro...

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Baccarat Is The New Blackjack

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 03.27.2012 | Home

Read More: Las Vegas Blackjack, Gambling, Chinese New Year, Baccarat, Black Jack, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Black Jack, Chinese New Year 2012, Blackjack, Baccarat Las Vegas, Home News

LAS VEGAS — In the days before the Chinese New Year celebration began this week, six high rollers sat down at the private baccarat tables one da...

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On Chinese New Year, Thousands Flock To Pray At Beijing's Old Temple (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Posted 01.25.2012 | Religion

Jan 23, 2012 marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival in China, marking...

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PHOTOS: New York Celebrates Chinese New Year

Megan Snedden | Posted 03.26.2012 | Travel

Read More: Lower East Side, New York City Travel, New York City, Slidepollajax, Chinese New Year, China Town, Travel, Travel Blogs, China, Culture, Travel News

In Manhattan's China Town, dragons are parading through the streets and hundreds of people are visiting Buddhist temples to pray for good fortune. Across the world, others do the same.

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PHOTOS: 5 Chinese New Year Luxury Travel Deals

Elizabeth Thorp | Posted 03.26.2012 | Travel

Read More: Hotels, Travel, Poshbrood, Luxury, Asia, Year of the Dragon, China, Chinese-New-Year, International Destinations, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News

The Year of the Dragon is supposed to be a year of abundance and auspiciousness, so what are you waiting for? Book that trip to China now!

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Celebrating the New Year With Asian American Poetry

Patrick Pressl | Posted 03.25.2012 | Arts

Read More: Slidepollajax, Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Asian Americans Art, Solar New Year, Asian American Poetry, Arts News

In honor of both the solar and lunar calendars, I've put together a slideshow featuring 12 Asian American poets.

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D.C. Area Chinese New Year Traditions, Specials (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.24.2012 | DC

Read More: DC News, DC Restaurants, Holidays, Dc Around Town, Chinese New Year, Video, Traditions, Year of the Dragon, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The most important day in Chinese culture, Chinese New Year, kicked off Jan. 23 and families across the area will continue to celebrate ...

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Preparation for the Year of the Dragon

Debra Duneier | Posted 01.24.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Feng Shui, Chinese New Years, Chinese Years, China New Year, Chinese Dragon, Spirit, Healthy Living News

Life in the new year will be lived the way it is designed. So prepare your home, your mind and body, and be conscious of the environment so you can attract all the things you desire in your life this year.

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LOOK: Stunning Photos From China's Lunar New Year

Posted 01.24.2012 | World

Read More: Photos, China Lunar New Year, Video, New Year, Chinese New Year, Exposure, Year of the Dragon, Lunar New Year, China, World News

From performances with dragons to spectacular firework displays, China kicked off the Lunar New Year with a variety of stunning celebrations. The holi...

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A Recession-Perfect Prom

| Posted 01.24.2012 | Home

Every week, HuffPost High School rounds up the best local news stories about high school students from across the country through our friends at Patch...

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Hong Kong Enters The Year Of The Dragon

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 03.25.2012 | Travel

Read More: Man Mo Temple, Year of the Dragon, Hong Kong, Destinations, Chinese-New-Year, Travel Blogs, International Destinations, Travel News

Let there be no doubt, Hong Kong is a world-class city at the crossroads of a new Asia. With its myriad of offerings and certainly now, in the Year of the Dragon, the Big Lychee is beginning to look and feel an awful lot like the Big Apple.

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It's A Dragon! China Expects Baby Boom During Lucky Year

Posted 01.23.2012 | World

Read More: Chinese New Year, Video, Taiwan, Dragon Babies, Year of the Dragon, Hong Kong, Dragon Baby Boom, Lunar New Year, China, Birth Rate, World News

Dragon babies are expected to hit China in droves this year, but there won't be any scales, fire-breathing, or mythical creatures involved. "Dragon...

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LOOK: Chinatown Celebrates Chinese New Year

Posted 01.23.2012 | New York

Read More: NY Around Town, Asian Americans, Chinese New Year, Chinatown, Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, New York News

Despite the dreary weather, plenty of New Yorkers gathered in Chinatown on Monday to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with firecrackers, traditional d...

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How Your Home...Can Bring On Wealth?

Maria Lin | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

Read More: Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Feng-Shui-Consultant, Feng Shui Home, Feng Shui, Lunar New Year, Luxor, Home Design, HuffPost Home News

We love a fresh start. That's why we'll take as many new year's celebrations as we can get. And today, there's another one: Chinese or Lunar New Year.

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Shu Mai For The Chinese New Year

One For The Table | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Read More: Shu Mai, Pork Dumplings, Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Recipe, Taste News

I love the custom of Chinese dim sum because it brings friends and family together at the table. This style of food is enjoyed with small plates, whic...

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Asia Expects To See A Dragon Baby Boom

AP | By ANNIE HUANG | Posted 01.23.2012 | Parents

Read More: Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Taiwan Birth Rate, Asian Baby Boom, Dragon Babies, Birth Rate, Taiwan Fertility Rate, Parents News

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but you wouldn't know that from visiting the obstetrics department at Taiwan ...

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Millions Celebrate Year Of The Dragon With Feasts, Fireworks

AP | Posted 03.23.2012 | World

Read More: Chinese New Year, The Year of the Dragon, Vietnam, Video, Lunar New Year, South Korea, Year of the Dragon, China, North Korea, World News

BEIJING -- Millions of ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia are ringing in the new Year of the Dragon with fireworks, feasting and famil...

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Cleaning Your House Can Bring You Good Luck?

The Huffington Post | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

You've probably noticed, we enjoy keeping our homes clean and organized as much as possible, especially when we have more time on our hands over the w...

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Celebrate The Chinese New Year With Lucky Foods

Kitchen Daily | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Read More: Lucky Recipes, Chinese New Year, Video, Recipe Collections, Lucky Foods, Recipes, Chinese New Year Recipes, Chinese New Year Food, Chinese Takeout, Taste News

New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese. This year it will be observed on January 23 and it's the year of the dragon. The holiday is ce...

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You Don't Have to Be Chinese to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 03.21.2012 | World

Read More: Family Activities, Chinese New Year, President Obama, Parents, Asia, Good News, Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, Global Citizens, World News

The Year of the Dragon celebrations offer a great opportunity to grow our understanding of the world -- while having fun with our kids.

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PHOTOS: 8 Things You Must Do Before (And During) Chinese New Year

Grant Thatcher | Posted 03.21.2012 | Travel

Read More: Chinese New Year, Travel, New Year, Hong Kong, Chinese Culture, Chinese Food, Celebrations, Asia, Year of the Dragon, Local Food, Food, Slidepollajax, Food Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News

While Chinese New Year is always a special time, this particular cycle is the most special of all. Chinese New Year traditionally brings frenetic prayer and wishes for health, wealth, happiness and yet more wealth -- but 2012 has an added bonus.

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Year of the Dragon May Burn Putin, Light Up For Pacino

Reuters | Posted 03.20.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Weird Taiwan, Chinese New Year, Video, Holly-Weird, Year of the Dragon, Chan Wei-Chung, Al Pacino, Reese Witherspoon, Reuters, Sandra Bullock, Vladimir Putin, Rupert Grint, Fortune Teller, Psychic Ability, Weird News News

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The coming Year of the Dragon will bring actor Al Pacino good fortune, but Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin needs to watch out...

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Happy (Lunar) New Year Events for Denver

Gil Asakawa | Posted 03.18.2012 | Denver

This year, the Year of the Dragon gets ushered in on Monday, January 23. Many of Denver's Asian communities and organizations host banquets and events for Lunar New Year. The majority are still to come. Here's a rundown.

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