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We’re being groomed to accept Chinese communism. We’re being groomed to accept Chinese communism. (Remember when Xi Jinping visited San Francisco and the conspicuous absence of the American flag was played off as a warm welcome?) In recent days (or maybe weeks?), traditional Chinese celebrations have kicked off in boroughs around New York City, several of which have had high-profile political attendees. Now, judging by appearances, you’d never know that these esteemed public servants were actually… American public servants, because they were decked out in murderous commie garb and waving commie flags. Using our abductive reasoning skills… if it looks...

Chinese New Year 2024 will fall on Saturday, February 10, 2024. This means the Year of the Rabbit ends on February 9, and the Year of the Dragon (which coincidentally, this author is a member of) starts on February 10 according to the Chinese zodiac. Unlike the Gregorian calendar where New Year’s Day consistently occurs on January 1, the date of Chinese New Year changes every year, but it always falls between January 21 and February 20, usually the second new moon after the winter solstice. And unlike the usual one-day holiday for New Year’s (or two days for New...

At least 10 people have died in a mass shooting following a Lunar New Year festival in a city east of Los Angeles, according to authorities. The shooting in Monterey Park, California, occurred at a dance club and was reported around 10:22 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said, after the Lunar New Year festival that was scheduled to end at 9 p.m. Police said the shooter was a male, but did not say whether he was still at large. “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to assist Monterey Park Police Department with a shooting death investigation,”...

I had the day off today and I noticed that all the news programs are calling it Lunar New Year rather than Chinese New Year.

Tiger-themed artworks are being made to welcome the Year of the Tiger in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. Traditional cultural masters in folk gourd painting, folk lantern crafting, folk cloth making and knotting are playing to their strengths to make innovative tiger products. These goods are not only commodities but also artworks that embody Chinese people's wisdom and diligence passing down from generation to generation.

Shoppers visiting Pavilion Kuala Lumpur this festive season, watch out. If you're standing at the perfect spot (somewhere near the Crystal Fountain), you'll get to see a spectacular sight on the mall's gigantic LED displays. In the 3D animation, a bull gets a coat of gold spray from robotic arms before it charges at a Covid-19 sign on its glass container, smashing the coronavirus into pieces. With the world battered by the pandemic over the past year, the display also alludes to hopes that the new year would bring better days for all. Video clips of the display soon surfaced...

Pre-Chinese New Year festivities usually involve buying new clothes to parade around in, but one woman isn't so sure about her festive OOTD this year. She bought a dress online but received a shower curtain in the mail. Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. The woman, who only wished to be known as Leong, told AsiaOne she purchased the dress from a store on Shopee. A quick scroll through the store's listings shows only clothing for sale, which made Leong suspect that the distribution centre might have mixed up the packages. "[The parcel]...

With the ongoing pandemic, this year's Chinese New Year celebrations will be quite different from what we are used to. Other than sticking to the eight-person rule during gatherings and using e-hongbaos instead of physical red packets, we'll all have to don a face mask while visiting family and friends. Well, there's a silver lining to the mask-wearing if you are dreading being grilled by kaypoh relatives about your relationship status — you have the answer for them on your mask before the question comes if you get these ones from homegrown brand wheniwasfour. Designed for Chinese New Year, these...

BEIJING — A lavish four-hour Lunar New Year show televised to millions across China on Thursday night set off a flood of indignation with its caricatures featuring blackface and African men in animal suits. The gala, televised by China’s state broadcaster, featured a well-known Chinese actress as an African woman with exaggerated buttocks, a large chest and a face painted black. Carrying a platter of fruit on her head, she was accompanied by an African man dressed as a monkey. {snip}The skit was set in Kenya, home to a new Chinese-built railroad between the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal town...

The Sacramento Kings basketball team had to cancel giving away Lunar New Year shirts celebrating the Year of the Monkey on Monday after a player noted the shirts could be deemed offensive during Black History month. Bucks TV analyst Marques Johnson says he was called into a conversation player DeMarcus Cousins was having with the Kings operations team over the controversial shirt. 'I walk into the building and DeMarcus Cousins calls me over to an animated discussion he's having with Kings operations people. He [asks] me, "Olskool, what you think about this T-shirt? Told him a little insensitive on first...

As millions of people around the world celebrate the Chinese New Year, something appears to have been lost in translation at the BBC. Instead of welcoming in the year of the horse, a subtitle error saw the BBC usher in the ‘year of the whores’. One eagle-eyed viewer took a screen grab of yesterday’s gaffe before it was picked up on social media. ‘So it’s Chinese New Year, but the BBC subtitles got a bit confused about the year,’ said one. Another added: ‘Happy Chinese New Year, according to BBC Subtitles it should be an interesting one!’

Chinese Year of the Rabbit officially comes today, or it already came Wednesday due to a 12-hour time difference between the U.S. and China. Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival according to the literal translation of its Chinese name, is the most significant holiday for more than one quarter of the world's population. It begins on the first day of the first month of the lunar - lunisolar more accurately - calendar, based on exact astronomical observations of the longitude of the sun and the phases of the moon by ancient Chinese astrologists. Though the exact date of Chinese...

CHINESE ASTROLOGY. Presented in Honor of the Lunar New Year by Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag. WESTERN ASTROLOGY IS based on the idea that the date of one’s birth, which comes about once a year in an unending cycle, determines one’s destiny. Chinese astrology, on the other hand, postulates that the year of one’s birth is the determining element. Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag has great respect for the ancient wisdom of the Celestial Empire, and believes that the mere fact that these two systems are mutually exclusive should not be taken as evidence that they are not both true. The twelve years of...

Millions of Chinese people around world are celebrating the start of Lunar New Year, the most important festival in the Chinese calendar. In many homes and towns, the Year of the Ox was greeted in traditional style with firecrackers, parties, feasts and incense offerings at temples. But correspondents say the mood this year was subdued, with many people expressing concern about the economy.

HONG KONG (AFP) - The Year of the Rat threatens to see a build-up of international tensions, natural and air disasters, and a more turbulent stock market, soothsayers and analysts say. ... The rodent is also seen as a "flower of romance" which means the year will stimulate romance, but also sex scandals. ... Lee said there would be a big change in Hillary Clinton's health and career but that doesn't necessarily mean she will hold political power. In contrast, Clinton's Democratic rival, Barack Obama, "has an in-born talent for leadership and is expected to be in an extraordinary political...

Readings for the Year of the Rat Published on December 29, 2007 The Year of the Rat is for the opportunist, the proactive, the profiteer and the politician. This, indeed, will be a year to keep a watchful eye on those who run the world financially, intellectually and dictatorially. The Rat year is also one of change, reform and the year to put well-thought-out strategy to work. Worldwide, it's a time when security will count and when political giants will want to protect what's theirs. As for the average Joe, the Year of the Rat means 12 months to turn...

HONG KONG - Sunday marks the start of the Chinese New Year and it's a lucky one for those starting out in life. But the rest of us are in for a rough ride. Expect epidemics, disasters and violence in much of the world. "The Year of the Pig will not be very peaceful," said Hong Kong feng shui master Raymond Lo. Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of trying to achieve health, harmony and prosperity by using specific dates, numbers, building design and the placement of objects. The pig is one of 12 animals (or mythical animals in...

ON February 18, the Chinese world will usher in the new year of an animal, but its identity will be suppressed. A billion people will view China's - and the world's - most-watched annual television show, the Chinese New Year's Eve variety spectacular, but the viewers will be no wiser as to which animal is involved. The Chinese Government has decreed that the Year of the Pig will be celebrated with the least possible offence to the country's 21 million Muslims, for whom the porker is a dirty, offensive animal whose flesh must not be eaten. So this year, China...

Check out this VIDEO CLIP of Triumph the Insult Dog insulting the Chinese New Year. Besides the Insult Dog, the FUnniest thing about this video is so absolutely SERIOUS the Chinese folks in it are with the exception of the Chinese "torture" guy although he does keep a straight face.

The Lantern Festival, or Cap Go Meh, is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month of the Chinese new year. Believed to be a time when the gods descend from the heavens to grant wishes and good luck, this year, Cap Go Meh falls on Feb. 12. Jakarta residents who want to learn more about Chinese culture can enjoy the city's annual Cap Go Meh cultural parade. The parade is in its third consecutive year since the government declared Chinese new year a national holiday in 2002. Starting at 1:30 p.m. with a toapekong (likeness of traditional...