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According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of a Golden Tiger, which begins on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011.

Year of the Golden Tiger



Gong Xi Fa Cai!



Happy Chinese New Year!



A happy and prosperous new year!



Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on holidays such as the Lunar New Year. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and is supposed to ward off evil spirits.

The amount of money contained in the envelope usually ends with an even digit, in accordance with Chinese beliefs; for instance 88 and 168 are both lucky numbers. It is a widespread tradition that money should not be given in fours, or the number four should not appear in the amount, as the pronunciation of the word "four" resembles that of the word "death", and it signifies bad luck for many Chinese.

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A very Prosperous and Happy Chinese New Year!

Kong Hei Fatt Choy!

Keong Hee Huat Chai!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Comments

  1. CloudiaFebruary 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Kung Hee Fat Choy with Aloha, Friend!


    Comfort Spiral

    cloudia

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  2. EnsuraiFebruary 10, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    Wow a really nice Tigerly post!!

    Kong Hee Fatt Choy.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Happy New Year!

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  4. WilliamFebruary 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    Wenn, happy new year to you! Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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  5. Annie QFebruary 10, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    Gong Xi Fa Cai and Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family!

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  6. uLi.佑莉February 10, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Happy CNY and Huat ar!!

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  7. CloudyFebruary 10, 2010 at 3:52 PM

    Also a Happy New Year to China from old Germany!
    Servus and have a nice day
    Kvelli

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  8. இ Baŋäŋaz இFebruary 10, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    As a kid yes would adhere to the 'see no evil, talk no evil and hear no evil' especially the "die-die" thingy. But as years go by I sort of realised that it is not so much that we are afraid of dying when we dare not or cannot say "die" but just a reminder to us to have positive thinking at all times during CNY and the rest of the year. The old Chinese tradition is already into the Law of Attraction a few thousand years ago but with another way of approach. TQ

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  9. GratitudeFebruary 10, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    Wishing you a Blessed New Year. May lotsa glad tidings pour on your loved-ones and you. :)
    +Ant+

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  10. VanillaSevenFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    This is the best year yet! Happy Chinese New Year wenn!

    http://vanillaseven.com/2010/02/10/buddha-tooth-relic-temple-part-3-the-temple/

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  11. JamaFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    Wishing you a blessed Gong Xi Fa Chai! done all your preparations yet?

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  12. manglishFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    happy cny wenn, i miss those greeting cards, hope they wont vanish with time

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  13. manglishFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    happy cny wenn, i miss those greeting cards, hope they wont vanish with time

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  14. TekkausFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Red is the must have colour during Chinese new Year! :)

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  15. Mummy GwenFebruary 10, 2010 at 6:29 PM

    Kong Hei Fatt Choy To You and Your Family, Wenn!!!

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  16. DoanLegacyFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Happy New Year to you and your family. Have a great one!

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  17. The Chair SpeaksFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Thank you for visiting my blog.
    Gong Xi Fai Cai to you and your family.

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  18. linaFebruary 10, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Have a Happy CNY Wenn. :)

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  19. [SK]February 10, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    oh, thanks for letting me know next year's CNY is on 3rd Feb!! haha.. :p

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  20. ChrisAuFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    Happy New Year Ween!!

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  21. This Is My Blog - fishing guyFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:32 PM

    Wenn: Have a great New Year celebration.

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  22. foongpcFebruary 11, 2010 at 1:12 AM

    I'm went all red on Feb 4th which the first day of the Chinese Solar Calendar. I'm going red again on 14th Feb, which is CNY! Haha!

    Other days, I'll stick to my favourite blue! LOL!

    Have a happy and prosperous CNY to you and family! : )

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  23. foongpcFebruary 11, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    Wow! A number of grammatical errors, haha! Let me correct the first sentence. Supposed to read like this - I went all red on Feb 4th which is the first day of the Chinese Solar Calendar.

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  24. smallkucingFebruary 11, 2010 at 3:15 AM

    Gong Xi Fatt Chai :D

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  25. AyieFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    I hope this year brings good health and wellbeing most esp for my newborn =)

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  26. PeteFebruary 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    Golden Tiger, no wonder price of gold shoot up so high lah! LOL!

    Wishing you and your family Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year!

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  27. SJB aka SUELYN J-B.February 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    Gong Xi Fa Cai!, can i have ang pow? (^_^).

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  28. Self SagacityFebruary 11, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    Yes! Happy New Year Wenn! It's my mother's year--- Hope she will do well.

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  29. GattinaFebruary 11, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    Happy New Year ! That will be a good year for my DIL, she is a Tiger !

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  30. Sarah A. Galang, Ph.D.February 11, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    I didn't know this info, thanks for this post Wenn.

    Advance Happy Valentine's Day

    His Unfailing Love

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  31. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2010 at 7:46 PM

    Happy CNY! :)

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  32. DonnaFebruary 11, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    These are beautiful! Not due till the 13th, Saturday...The others will see you then!
    Happy Thursday!!

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  33. UnknownFebruary 12, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    GONG XI FA CAI!
    Wishing you HEALTH,
    WEALTH AND HAPPINESS!
    hugs
    shakira

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  34. CherylFebruary 12, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    Happy New Year Wenn! I hope you will share some more info about this as I enjoy learning about other cultures. I like the money story.

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  35. khengsiongFebruary 12, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    Gong Hei Fatt Choy!

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  36. MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOEFebruary 12, 2010 at 1:56 PM

    Kiong hi huat chai to Wenn & family :)

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  37. j_yennFebruary 13, 2010 at 12:26 AM

    Happy Chinese New Year to you :)

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  38. eastcoastlifeFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM

    Gong Xi Fa Cai!
    Happy Valentine's Day! :D

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  39. Sarah's Daddy and MommyFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:43 AM

    Gong Xi Fatt Cai to you Wenn.

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  40. Willie a.k.a ReptozFebruary 13, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    Hello Wenn,

    Thanks for the Info. I was born in the year of the Dragon and I am proud of it although I don't look like a dragon. Hahahah... I like dragon fly better actually.

    I'm not sure whether you are a Chinese. but one thing for sure, I would like to wish you a Happy Holiday. Enjoy yourself yeah?

    reptoz.blogspot.com

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  41. Icy BCFebruary 13, 2010 at 8:00 AM

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  42. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪February 13, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Happy New year to you.

    What are you preparing for your reunion menu?

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  43. docFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    blessed new year to you & your family!

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  44. LeeFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    Hi Wenn, happy new year to you and family. Best regards, Lee.

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  45. UnknownFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    Kong Hei Fatt Choy to you and family!!

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  46. Pietro BrosioFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    Very nice post, Wenn!
    Happy New Year to you and your family!

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  47. WR February 13, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    Beautifully done!

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  48. LynnFebruary 14, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    I like the ring of "Year of the Golden Tiger." Thanks for the info which is fascinating and interesting.

    Great photos.

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  49. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    Happy New Year! What a great entry for the challenge. I love your food posts as well. The dishes are so different from what we get here. Ours are so Americanized and we say we're eating "Chinese".

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  50. BrendaFebruary 14, 2010 at 4:20 AM

    Glorious reds!!!!

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  51. Nita JoFebruary 14, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    Love the reds! "Year of a Golden Tiger" sounds exciting. Happy Chinese New Year to you too!

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  52. DonnaFebruary 14, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    Thank you for the cheerful red pictures! Happy new year to you!

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  53. antigoniFebruary 14, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Happy new year to you, too. Love your photos.

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  54. Betty ManousosFebruary 15, 2010 at 12:05 AM

    Love the tiger!
    B.xx

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