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Year Of The Snake 2013: Chinese Celebrate Lunar New Year (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Snake with raucous celebrations on Saturday, setting off a cacophony of firecrackers in the streets and sending fireworks blazing into the sky to bring good fortune.

Celebrations will carry on into the early hours of Sunday, officially the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Residents of Beijing braved freezing temperatures to let off brightly coloured fireworks, with clouds of smoke in the air, red wrappings from firecrackers covering streets and explosions rattling windows.

Happy Year of the Snake - 2013 - to all of our Chinese friends!

www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/09/year-of-the-snake-2013_n_2653281.html

Last Edit: Feb 10, 2013 13:24:33 GMT -1 by Whisker

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 15, 2013 18:38:41 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 18:38:41 GMT -1 Year of the ssssssnake, hm?

Whisker Administrator whisker Posts: 17,102	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 16, 2013 2:37:52 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Whisker on Feb 16, 2013 2:37:52 GMT -1 Feb 15, 2013 18:38:41 GMT -1 @penny said: Year of the ssssssnake, hm? Yes-s-s-s!

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 17, 2013 17:50:49 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 17:50:49 GMT -1 We'll have to check the Chinese calendar & see what the animal was the year we were born - my husband is 1946 & mine is 1947.

Whisker Administrator whisker Posts: 17,102	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 18, 2013 12:18:25 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Whisker on Feb 18, 2013 12:18:25 GMT -1 Feb 17, 2013 17:50:49 GMT -1 @penny said: We'll have to check the Chinese calendar & see what the animal was the year we were born - my husband is 1946 & mine is 1947. Interesting suggestion, Penny!

alphacat Top Member The cat's mother Posts: 3,758	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 18, 2013 19:42:48 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by alphacat on Feb 18, 2013 19:42:48 GMT -1 46 - Year of the Dog 47- Year of the Pig 48 - (My husband) -Year of the Rat 49 -(Me) Year of the Ox

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 19, 2013 11:25:14 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2013 11:25:14 GMT -1 Thanks, Alpha - we sound like a .. barnyard!! and I have to say - I'd rather be any of those than a PIG!!

Whisker Administrator whisker Posts: 17,102	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 19, 2013 12:34:24 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Whisker on Feb 19, 2013 12:34:24 GMT -1 All except for the dog sound fairly stubborn! Just my opinion!

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 20, 2013 19:14:51 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 19:14:51 GMT -1 This is a good thread to ask: What animal are you most like & why? (use your imagination!!)

Whisker Administrator whisker Posts: 17,102	Chinese Celebrate New Year Feb 20, 2013 23:27:27 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Whisker on Feb 20, 2013 23:27:27 GMT -1 We used to have a quiz game of that title. It was very good. I think I was a rhinoceros inn that. Not very complimentary! I tried getting that game back but it was no longer "free" and had other implications.

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Post by Whisker on Feb 10, 2013 13:23:54 GMT -1

Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 18:38:41 GMT -1

Post by Whisker on Feb 16, 2013 2:37:52 GMT -1

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Post by Whisker on Feb 18, 2013 12:18:25 GMT -1

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