Chinese New Year Festival Cards

Chinese New Year is the biggest festival of the year in Chinese communities. The City of Sydney's 2009 Chinese New Year Festival will be the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside of Asia. Chinese New Year is also named with the Chinese Spring Festival and is among the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. The Chinese New Year period ends with the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the month. Send these chinese new year festival cards to your dear friends, relatives and families.

Traditional Chinese New Year Food

Chinese New Year celebrations calls for traditional chinese gatherings where traditional food add value to the new year's eve food for the family and friends. On New Year's Eve, families have a reunion feast including delicious dishes like fish, dumplings, Long noodles, lotus roots, Fish balls, meat balls, carp, nian gao and many more. It is believed that traditional Chinese New Year Food is a symbol of prosperity, good luck, happiness, good health and long life for everyone partaking in the feast. So, don't forget to add traditional chinese new year foods at your dinig table.

Chinese New Year Traditions

China is rich in its culture and traditions. Chinese New Year traditions and customs are a mixture of the family, feasts, decorations and presents giving and the foreign, Lai See and superstitions. New Year is the most important holiday for Chinese communities. Here we outline the major traditions, rituals and customs that are followed with the new year celebrations :

• Have Get together dinner on the Eve with traditional dishes including chicken and fish.
• Chinese New Year parades are annual traditions.
• Spring clean the whole home of cobwebs.
• The throwing of mandarin oranges on Chap Goh Mei (15th moon/night) is a Chinese tradition that signifies the end of the Chinese New Year.
• Lion dance is very traditional with the drums, cymbals and acrobatic moves under a brightly colored lion costume.

Chinese New Year Coloring Pages

Celebrations, events and festivals are time to craft activities for all kids. Download these fun interactive printable chinese new year coloring pages for kids to color them and enhance their art skills. Chinese new year parade, lantern festival, millenium dragon, dragon dance, Ox and other pictures for the new year craft have been given. Feel free to get the print of these online coloring pages.

Year of the Ox Cards

1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997 were the year of Oxes. The coming 2009 is also the year of Ox, the year of person who are very patient, confident, steady and stubborn. 2009 year of the earth Ox is also called 2009 year of the Bull or Buffalo. The Ox sign is the second animal sign of the Chinese Horoscope. People born in the Chinese New Year of Ox, 2009 will have the following traits in their character - Leadership qualities, dependability, great organizers, loyality as well as strong responsiblility. To know more details, please keep surfing. So get set to welcome the year and have a very prosperous New Year ahead.

Chinese New Year Horoscope

In the Chinese horoscope, the five basic elements - Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth are combined with the twelve animal signs of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig to form the sixty year cycle. The Chinese calendar is based on solar and lunar cycles and thus the new year falls on a different day of the Western solar calendar each year. The Chinese horoscope isn't used for fortune telling but provides information about a person's character, talents or biases. To know about horoscope of coming year of Ox, please keep surfing. Chinese New Year Horoscope is based on your zodiac animal and other metals comsidered must in forcasting your horoscope details.

Chinese Fortune Cookies

Fortune Cookies are crisp cookies made of flour, sugar, vanilla, and oil with a "fortune" wrapped tag containing lucky numbers, lottery numbers or some fortune words. Gigantic Fortune Cookies are very famous for personalized messages inside the cookie and being dipped in delicious chocolates and caramels. Chinese Fortune Cookies are perfect gift on this new year celebration along with a beautiful greeting card.

Chinese New Year Animals

Chinese years are named after one of the twelve animals in the zodiac calendar. It is said that people born in that appropriate year have traits and personality of that particular animal. Chinese New Year animal of the year 2009 is Ox. Oxen are believed to be hardworking and patient.

Year	Chinese New Year Day	Zodiac Color Animal Sign	First Day of Animal Year
1900	January, 31 1900	1900 White Metal Rat Year	February 4, 1900
1901	February, 19 1901	1901 White Metal Cow Year	February 4, 1901
1902	February, 8 1902	1902 Black Water Tiger Year	February 5, 1902
1903	January, 29 1903	1903 Black Water Rabbit Year	February 5, 1903
1904	February, 16 1904	1904 Green Wood Dragon Year	February 5, 1904
1905	February, 4 1905	1905 Green Wood Snake Year	February 4, 1905
1906	January, 25 1906	1906 Red Fire Horse Year	February 5, 1906
1907	February, 13 1907	1907 Red Fire Sheep Year	February 5, 1907
1908	February, 2 1908	1908 Brown Earth Monkey Year	February 5, 1908
1909	January, 22 1909	1909 Brown Earth Chicken Year	February 4, 1909
1910	February, 10 1910	1910 White Metal Dog Year	February 5, 1910
1911	January, 30 1911	1911 White Metal Pig Year	February 5, 1911
1912	February, 18 1912	1912 Black Water Rat Year	February 5, 1912
1913	February, 6 1913	1913 Black Water Cow Year	February 4, 1913
1914	January, 26 1914	1914 Green Wood Tiger Year	February 4, 1914
1915	February, 14 1915	1915 Green Wood Rabbit Year	February 5, 1915
1916	February, 4 1916	1916 Red Fire Dragon Year	February 5, 1916
1917	January, 23 1917	1917 Red Fire Snake Year	February 4, 1917
1918	February, 11 1918	1918 Brown Earth Horse Year	February 4, 1918
1919	February, 1 1919	1919 Brown Earth Sheep Year	February 5, 1919
1920	February, 20 1920	1920 White Metal Monkey Year	February 5, 1920
1921	February, 8 1921	1921 White Metal Chicken Year	February 4, 1921
1922	January, 28 1922	1922 Black Water Dog Year	February 4, 1922
1923	February, 16 1923	1923 Black Water Pig Year	February 5, 1923
1924	February, 5 1924	1924 Green Wood Rat Year	February 5, 1924
1925	January, 24 1925	1925 Green Wood Cow Year	February 4, 1925
1926	February, 13 1926	1926 Red Fire Tiger Year	February 4, 1926
1927	February, 2 1927	1927 Red Fire Rabbit Year	February 5, 1927
1928	January, 23 1928	1928 Brown Earth Dragon Year	February 5, 1928
1929	February, 10 1929	1929 Brown Earth Snake Year	February 4, 1929
1930	January, 30 1930	1930 White Metal Horse Year	February 4, 1930
1931	February, 17 1931	1931 White Metal Sheep Year	February 5, 1931
1932	February, 6 1932	1932 Black Water Monkey Year	February 5, 1932
1933	January, 26 1933	1933 Black Water Chicken Year	February 4, 1933
1934	February, 14 1934	1934 Green Wood Dog Year	February 4, 1934
1935	February, 4 1935	1935 Green Wood Pig Year	February 5, 1935
1936	January, 24 1936	1936 Red Fire Rat Year	February 5, 1936
1937	February, 11 1937	1937 Red Fire Cow Year	February 4, 1937
1938	January, 31 1938	1938 Brown Earth Tiger Year	February 4, 1938
1939	February, 19 1939	1939 Brown Earth Rabbit Year	February 5, 1939
1940	February, 8 1940	1940 White Metal Dragon Year	February 5, 1940
1941	January, 27 1941	1941 White Metal Snake Year	February 4, 1941
1942	February, 15 1942	1942 Black Water Horse Year	February 4, 1942
1943	February, 5 1943	1943 Black Water Sheep Year	February 5, 1943
1944	January, 25 1944	1944 Green Wood Monkey Year	February 5, 1944
1945	February, 13 1945	1945 Green Wood Chicken Year	February 4, 1945
1946	February, 2 1946	1946 Red Fire Dog Year	February 4, 1946
1947	January, 22 1947	1947 Red Fire Pig Year	February 4, 1947
1948	February, 10 1948	1948 Brown Earth Rat Year	February 5, 1948
1949	January, 29 1949	1949 Brown Earth Cow Year	February 4, 1949
1950	February, 17 1950	1950 White Metal Tiger Year	February 4, 1950
1951	February, 6 1951	1951 White Metal Rabbit Year	February 4, 1951
1952	January, 27 1952	1952 Black Water Dragon Year	February 5, 1952
1953	February, 14 1953	1953 Black Water Snake Year	February 4, 1953
1954	February, 3 1954	1954 Green Wood Horse Year	February 4, 1954
1955	January, 24 1955	1955 Green Wood Sheep Year	February 4, 1955
1956	February, 12 1956	1956 Red Fire Monkey Year	February 5, 1956
1957	January, 31 1957	1957 Red Fire Chicken Year	February 4, 1957
1958	February, 18 1958	1958 Brown Earth Dog Year	February 4, 1958
1959	February, 8 1959	1959 Brown Earth Pig Year	February 4, 1959
1960	January, 28 1960	1960 White Metal Rat Year	February 5, 1960
1961	February, 15 1961	1961 White Metal Cow Year	February 4, 1961
1962	February, 5 1962	1962 Black Water Tiger Year	February 4, 1962
1963	January, 25 1963	1963 Black Water Rabbit Year	February 4, 1963
1964	February, 13 1964	1964 Green Wood Dragon Year	February 5, 1964
1965	February, 2 1965	1965 Green Wood Snake Year	February 4, 1965
1966	January, 21 1966	1966 Red Fire Horse Year	February 4, 1966
1967	February, 9 1967	1967 Red Fire Sheep Year	February 4, 1967
1968	January, 30 1968	1968 Brown Earth Monkey Year	February 5, 1968
1969	February, 17 1969	1969 Brown Earth Chicken Year	February 4, 1969
1970	February, 6 1970	1970 White Metal Dog Year	February 4, 1970
1971	January, 27 1971	1971 White Metal Pig Year	February 4, 1971
1972	February, 15 1972	1972 Black Water Rat Year	February 5, 1972
1973	February, 3 1973	1973 Black Water Cow Year	February 4, 1973
1974	January, 23 1974	1974 Green Wood Tiger Year	February 4, 1974
1975	February, 11 1975	1975 Green Wood Rabbit Year	February 4, 1975
1976	January, 31 1976	1976 Red Fire Dragon Year	February 5, 1976
1977	February, 18 1977	1977 Red Fire Snake Year	February 4, 1977
1978	February, 7 1978	1978 Brown Earth Horse Year	February 4, 1978
1979	January, 28 1979	1979 Brown Earth Sheep Year	February 4, 1979
1980	February, 16 1980	1980 White Metal Monkey Year	February 5, 1980
1981	February, 5 1981	1981 White Metal Chicken Year	February 4, 1981
1982	January, 25 1982	1982 Black Water Dog Year	February 4, 1982
1983	February, 13 1983	1983 Black Water Pig Year	February 4, 1983
1984	February, 2 1984	1984 Green Wood Rat Year	February 4, 1984
1985	February, 20 1985	1985 Green Wood Cow Year	February 4, 1985
1986	February, 9 1986	1986 Red Fire Tiger Year	February 4, 1986
1987	January, 29 1987	1987 Red Fire Rabbit Year	February 4, 1987
1988	February, 17 1988	1988 Brown Earth Dragon Year	February 4, 1988
1989	February, 6 1989	1989 Brown Earth Snake Year	February 4, 1989
1990	January, 27 1990	1990 White Metal Horse Year	February 4, 1990
1991	February, 15 1991	1991 White Metal Sheep Year	February 4, 1991
1992	February, 4 1992	1992 Black Water Monkey Year	February 4, 1992
1993	January, 23 1993	1993 Black Water Chicken Year	February 4, 1993
1994	February, 10 1994	1994 Green Wood Dog Year	February 4, 1994
1995	January, 31 1995	1995 Green Wood Pig Year	February 4, 1995
1996	February, 19 1996	1996 Red Fire Rat Year	February 4, 1996
1997	February, 7 1997	1997 Red Fire Cow Year	February 4, 1997
1998	January, 28 1998	1998 Brown Earth Tiger Year	February 4, 1998
1999	February, 16 1999	1999 Brown Earth Rabbit Year	February 4, 1999
2000	February, 5 2000	2000 White Metal Dragon Year	February 4, 2000
2001	January, 24 2001	2001 White Metal Snake Year	February 4, 2001
2002	February, 12 2002	2002 Black Water Horse Year	February 4, 2002
2003	February, 1 2003	2003 Black Water Sheep Year	February 4, 2003
2004	January, 22 2004	2004 Green Wood Monkey Year	February 4, 2004
2005	February, 9 2005	2005 Green Wood Chicken Year	February 4, 2005
2006	January, 29 2006	2006 Red Fire Dog Year	February 4, 2006
2007	February, 18 2007	2007 Red Fire Pig Year	February 4, 2007
2008	February, 7 2008	2008 Brown Earth Rat Year	February 4, 2008
2009	January, 26 2009	2009 Brown Earth Cow Year	February 4, 2009
2010	February, 14 2010	2010 White Metal Tiger Year	February 4, 2010
2011	February, 3 2011	2011 White Metal Rabbit Year	February 4, 2011
2012	January, 23 2012	2012 Black Water Dragon Year	February 4, 2012
2013	February, 10 2013	2013 Black Water Snake Year	February 4, 2013
2014	January, 31 2014	2014 Green Wood Horse Year	February 4, 2014
2015	February, 19 2015	2015 Green Wood Sheep Year	February 4, 2015
2016	February, 8 2016	2016 Red Fire Monkey Year	February 4, 2016
2017	January, 28 2017	2017 Red Fire Chicken Year	February 3, 2017
2018	February, 16 2018	2018 Brown Earth Dog Year	February 4, 2018
2019	February, 5 2019	2019 Brown Earth Pig Year	February 4, 2019
2020	January, 25 2020	2020 White Metal Rat Year	February 4, 2020

Chinese New Year Boar Cards

Boar is one of the chinese zodiac animal being an important part of the calendar. People born in that particular year have qualities of honesty, loyalness, peace loving, gossip making and love good things. The boar or pig are one of the same. 2007 was the year of Boar. Other years of Boar are 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007. Explore our chinese new year boar cards to forward wish everyone.

Chinese New Year Gifts

New Year is a time to greet each other with a smile on face and gift in hands. Its s time when people welcome the new day of the year with warm heart-felt wishes. People can gift feng shui items, lanterns, chocolates, cards and many more. Feel free in viewing our ideas on chinese new year gifts and accessories.

Chinese New Year Parade

Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, Chinatown, is the largest and the most celebrated holiday of the year in China. It is the biggest event of the year which call for months prior preparations. The parade consists of largest golden dragon which is metres long carried by people. The parade also covers lion dancers, kung-fu karate, martial arts and other attractions of the event.

Chinese New Year Rat Cards

Rat is another animal assoiated with chinese new year with qualities of aggression, wealth, charm, death, war and other properties. It is believed that rats are leaders, pioneers and conquerors. 2008 was the year of Rat. For more details, please surf for more details available on our site. Browse our Chinese New Year Rat Cards and greetings with free download facility.

Chinese New Year Astrology

People who are interested to know their horoscope for their lives in the New Year 2009 can explore our database of free chinese new year astrology predictions made by famous astrologers based on their knowledge and experience. The animal is believed to be the main factor in each person's life that gives them their traits, success, and happiness in their lifetime.

Chinese New Year Signs

Chinese astrology has defined certain signs for each year. These signs are based on 12 animals who represent the chinese calendar and also few chinese language signs to define prosperity, peace, good health and other positive things for the coming 2009. Use these Chinese New Year Signs to present it to your dear people for the coming year of Ox.

Chinese New Year Horse Cards

Horse is one of the twelve zodiac animals of the chinese calendar showing characteristics of hard work and independancy of the person born in horse year. These kind of people are very ambitious and put their best to achieve that. Years of Horse are 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002. To get more details, visit our online chinese new year horse cards.