Well, do you celebrate it? Well, I'm chinese and I celebrate it with my friends.. Well, there is a tradition where the old one will give the young one money.. Well, In China there will be some atraction, like Dragon and huge fireworks (I hope there will be some of it at Japan)..

I'm celebrating Chinese New Year with my family... I'm from Thailand but my grandparents are from china...

I celebrate CNY (or pay day as it's also known). Red packets make me not want to get married, ever. The longer you're single, the less you have to dish out.
To my knowledge (which is possibly wrong) the Japanese have gone to the Gregorian calendar and I'm not even sure if they celebrate CNY, even as a novel thing rather than a full blown thing.
To all non-Chinese people: go down to Chinatown (if you have one) to see all sorts of corny Chinese stuff like firecrackers and lion dancing. If you're lucky some random strangers might hand you some red packets.

I dont celebrate chinese new year, but i have a lot of driends who do, happy chinese new year all.

Happy Pig Year! :D

serrin

I celebrate CNY (or pay day as it\'s also known). Red packets make me not want to get married, ever. The longer you\'re single, the less you have to dish out.
To my knowledge (which is possibly wrong) the Japanese have gone to the Gregorian calendar and I\'m not even sure if they celebrate CNY, even as a novel thing rather than a full blown thing.
To all non-Chinese people: go down to Chinatown (if you have one) to see all sorts of corny Chinese stuff like firecrackers and lion dancing. If you\'re lucky some random strangers might hand you some red packets.

New York has made Firecrackers illegal. We can\'t even celebrate with Sparklers... My Communications Professor had the class create a speech and then seriously write a persuasive letter to some higher office to persuade them to do something with a bunch of signatures to support it (The entire class of 20 and the professor, whom I bet only 13 kids signed...)- In my lack of effort, I chose persuading the governor to allow Firecrackers to come back just on Chinese New Year celebrations. My reply letter came about a 2 months later from the Police Department suggesting I contact the Fire Department if I\'d want to set up something. Geez Chinese New year had already past by then. You thought the Department of Motor Vehicles were slow... My check from the District Attorney\'s Office for Jury Duty came 2 months late as well...

Off topic... Anyway yes I celebrate and no I don\'t want to NOT get married for the sake of getting envelopes. It reminds me of my aunt who didn\'t get married until her late 40s. It\'s embarrassing you know- A forty year old woman getting money like that from her mom and siblings? -_- It\'s not supposed to be about the money. My dad would repeat the same stories regarding history every year. The food my mom cooks is great. The family that barely visits you gathers... THEN the money comes... XD

Just came back from Yu Sang dinner! XD

Well, i do celebrate Chinese New Year, and it's good for acquiring tons of Ang Pau(s) (read: $___$) I'm not going back to my hometown this year though, because of the fact that there is nothing to do in Ipoh other than eat, eat and sleep.

puppychow16

New York has made Firecrackers illegal. We can\'t even celebrate with Sparklers... My Communications Professor had the class create a speech and then seriously write a persuasive letter to some higher office to persuade them to do something with a bunch of signatures to support it (The entire class of 20 and the professor, whom I bet only 13 kids signed...)- In my lack of effort, I chose persuading the governor to allow Firecrackers to come back just on Chinese New Year celebrations. My reply letter came about a 2 months later from the Police Department suggesting I contact the Fire Department if I\'d want to set up something. Geez Chinese New year had already past by then. You thought the Department of Motor Vehicles were slow... My check from the District Attorney\'s Office for Jury Duty came 2 months late as well...

Off topic... Anyway yes I celebrate and no I don\'t want to NOT get married for the sake of getting envelopes. It reminds me of my aunt who didn\'t get married until her late 40s. It\'s embarrassing you know- A forty year old woman getting money like that from her mom and siblings? -_- It\'s not supposed to be about the money. My dad would repeat the same stories regarding history every year. The food my mom cooks is great. The family that barely visits you gathers... THEN the money comes... XD

Awwww...no firecrackers = total boredom.

But i do have to agree that firecrackers kinda irritates you, especially those Indians and Chinese next door <___< Always firing them firecrackers when i'm in bed. But hey, that's what makes Chinese New Year so freaking enjoyable.

Anyone here love Hong Kong style Che Cheong Fun and Har Gao? I love them, can't wait to eat em'!!

Oh and by the way, Gong Xi Fa Chai everyone! Hope that you prosper in good luck this year and have good fortune from time to time (especially those who are still students...LIKE ME). ^^

Chuc mung nam moi

Yeah we do celebrate it over here too (yes I celebrate it).

Firecrackers are long banned over here. But a few years ago... firecrackers are allowed on just one day. But not everyone can play with them. Er... more like only the government can set a firecracker up. The rest of the citizens only get to go to Chinatown and watch it.

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Rawr! Chinese pride galore~

Yeah, I celebrate Chinese New Year's. It might have something to do with me being chinese (hmm...)...but, yeah. Usually we don't play with firecrackers, though, but my parents are hosting a 'party'-ish thingy tonight...^^b

Too bad we don't really do the "Hong bao" (money bag) thingy...oh well. Happy Chinese New Year's, everybody! =)

Yeah, I'm Chinese and seeing as how my entire mother's side of the family lives in the vicinity we spend forever celebrating! After all, Chinese New Year is 15 days long! Dragon dances and firecrackers and poppers all of the streets! And lots of litter...

And who doesn't love getting lots of money from my grandparents and uncles and aunts and parents? "hong bao" happens to also be the only regulated allowance from my parents ... -_-'.

Used to recieve red envelopes all the time throughout my earlier years as a wee youngster. Since I'm deployed in Europe I have to wait 'til I get back stateside to recieve mine... Ahhh, Vietnamese New Year...

I never did.. well i don't think anyone in canada do... i achualy never knew do people in canada celebrait it.. i think we don't maybe only the chinese familys that moved here... i never knew when it was... and also i always forget the ordor of each animal and all.. only thing i remember is that i'm born on the year of the dragon... i never realy paid attention to that

I am chinese so I do sort of celebrate chinese new year, this year (basically tomorrow) I'm going out with my family to Trafalgar Square and China Town to celebrate it. Then I'm coming home and have another celebration with my family...

Sorry to say, I don't celebrate CNY, but I have a few chinese friends and I talk to them about it. I'd like to wish everyone Happy Chinese New Year.