Chinese New Year: Gung hay fat choy!
Korean Sol-nal: Say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh!
Vietnamese Tet: Chuc mung nam moi!
The Lunar New Year is an important time for celebrations and fresh starts for many around the world. The Chinese New Year, Vietnamese New Year (Tet-Tet Nguyen Dan) and Korean New Year (Sol-Nal) are filled with similar customs that date back thousands of years, from honoring ancestors to cleaning house to colorful parades.
The Lunar Calendar is based on the movements of the moon, with each month beginning a new moon. The Lunar New Year starts on the first new moon, generally between January 21-February 19. February 7 is the beginning of the year of the RAT in the year 2008.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
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- “UnConference” - Mar 6 & 7 - noon
- Mina Shum's DOUBLE HAPPINESS - Mar 11 - 6pm
- International House's celebration- FESTIVA - Feb 2...
- The World Poetry Reading Series Seventh Anniversar...
- Bhangra Authentic - Mar 2 - 2pm & 7pm
- The Drum Circle - Feb 29 - 7pm
- 85 read: Ghosts of Chinese Poems - Feb 26 - 4pm
- UBC International Week - Feb 25 to 29
- OPEN TEXT READING SERIES: LARISSA LAI - Feb 21 - 1...
- Kiran Ahluwalia - Feb 23 - 8pm
- World Poetry at the Women in Film and Television’s...
- Caravan Local Global Music Series
- WASHI - Ink Works of Hiroshi Hara - Feb 29 to Apr 25
- Reel Asian Book Launch - Feb 28 - 7pm
- Jan Ken Pon! - Feb 23 - 11am
- Bombay Black - Feb 21 to Mar 15
- Vancouver Quickie Premieres at Granville Island - ...
- HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR! Celebrate the Year of the RAT
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