AOL News is joining forces with The Huffington Post to bring you the best original reporting, insight and opinion on the web. Join HuffPost Social News using your AOL account!

happy new year News

happy new year News From AOL News

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

By Steven HofferFeb 3rd 2011 – 9:46AM
Kin Cheung, AP

Kin Cheung, AP

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...

Background on happy new year

New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome.

more at wikipedia ยป