About Today: How to Celebrate Chinese New Year 2/2/11

From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor Chinese New Year starts at midnight tonight, which means that according to one measure, tomorrow is the first day of spring. If the view from your window is anything like mine, that alone is reason to celebrate.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Chinese New Year  But how did Chinese New Year get started in the first place? Well, there's a story, and it involves a people-eating monster named Nian. This is already much more fun than western New Year's Eve. Feng Shui: How to Prepare Your House for Chinese New Year What's Your Chinese Zodiac Sign? See More About:  chinese food  chinese new year  holidays

The Year of the Rabbit  This coming year will be the Year of the Rabbit. We might think of bunnies as timid, but in the Chinese Zodiac, rabbits are considered principled and honorable. Lunar New Year Celebrations in Queens Cross-Stitch a Dragon for New Years See More About:  chinese new year  spring festival  year of the earth ox

How to Say Happy New Year in Mandarin  Also in this piece: translations for the phrases "congratulations and prosperity" and "set off firecrackers." Chinese New Years Celebrations in the UK Lunar New Year Care Packages for College Kids See More About:  chinese new year  chinese festivals  mandarin greetings

How to Celebrate Chinese New Year  My favorite way to celebrate Chinese New Year: Wear new clothes! Chinese New Years Celebrations in Reno/Tahoe Chinese New Year Crafts See More About:  chinese superstitions  mythology  holidays