{"id":2566,"date":"2012-01-23T09:59:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T14:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2012\/01\/23\/happy-chinese-new-year-2\/"},"modified":"2012-01-23T09:59:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T14:59:29","slug":"happy-chinese-new-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2012\/01\/23\/happy-chinese-new-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Chinese New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Kung Hei Fat Choy!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/01\/year_of_the_dragon_activities-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"year_of_the_dragon_activities\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/01\/year_of_the_dragon_activities-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/01\/year_of_the_dragon_activities.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, January 23, 2012,\u00a0we wave goodbye to the rabbit and welcome in the Year of the Dragon!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #660000\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">According to the\u00a0Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2012 is the <strong>Year of the Dragon<\/strong>, which begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013.\u00a0 The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal signs.\u00a0 The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend.\u00a0 In ancient China, the celestial Dragon\u00a0represents an emperor and\u00a0 power.\u00a0Today, it \u00a0is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><em>May the celestial Dragon bring great good luck to everyone.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Fireworks and Family Feasts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">At Chinese New Year celebrations people wear red clothes, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children &#8220;lucky money&#8221; in red envelopes. 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