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Giant Pigs Displayed in Taiwan's Pig of God Festival

Revelers in Taiwan paraded the bodies of giant pigs through the streets of New Taipei City during a controversial celebration called the Pig of God festival. Farmers spent years fattening up more than 60 pigs with special feeds and other treatments before bringing them to the annual heaviest pig contest on Feb. 8, which...

Chinese New Year: 4 Easy Recipes to Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit [VIDEOS]

Gung hay fat choy! That's the traditional greeting for the Chinese New Year, which started today and continues for the next two weeks. Its English spelling varies, but a close translation is always "best wishes and congratulations, have a prosperous year." There are myriad customs associated with the lunar new year in...

Chinese New Year Animals: It's the Year of the Rabbit Now, but What Creature's Next?

Break out the fireworks, today is the Chinese New Year! All over the world, people are celebrating the Year of the Rabbit's arrival on the Chinese calendar with traditional parades, festivals and food. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with tranquility, and individuals born under the sign -- Albert Einstein, Frank...

Groundhogs Lousy at Predictions; Will a Chinese Zodiac Rabbit Be Any Better?

Animals may be good at some things, but fortune-telling may not be one of them. For all the attention Americans pay to a certain rodent who goes by the nickname "Punxsutawney Phil" each and every Groundhog Day, you'd think that the little buggers would have a better track record at forecasting the weather. In truth,...

Scuba Divers Celebrate a 'Hoppy New Year' in Bunny Suits

There are bunny ears, and then there are bunny years. We're just days into 2011, and there's already another New Year's on the horizon: The Year of the Rabbit. On the Chinese zodiac calendar, Feb. 3 marks the end of the Year of the Tiger and the start of the Year of the Rabbit. And even though New Year's Day is still a...

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06/02/12 Sunday school in the 21st century Source: Perth News english.ntdtv.com or Follow us on Twitter â http A Chinese school in Tokyo celebrates Lunar New Year early.
05/17/12 Get Outta Town: Four Times of the Year to Avoid... Source: Jaunted Have you ever been in a major Italian city in August?
05/07/12 Canaccord Genuity: TV Sell-Through For China Labor... Source: StreetInsider.com Analyst, Jonathan Dorsheimer, said, "In-line results due to fewer days Y/Y suggests things were weaker than bullish expectations. Now the sustainability of the LED recovery rests on the Olympics, which we think will disappoint...We spent this past week doing checks of Chinese retailers for indications of LED TV sell through for the labor holidays. We called over 120 stores throughout mainland China in Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities...Conversations overall indicated that LED TV sales were more or less in line with last yearÃ¢s labor holidays, but less than during Chinese New Year."
05/04/12 Air cargo demand compromised by high oil prices Source: Logistics Management The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for March showing that total freight demand climbed 0.3 percent compared to the same month last year.

Background on chinese new year

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春節 (Pinyin: Chūnjié), since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar term in a Chinese calendar year.

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