Best wishes and a very Happy Chinese New Year to everyone (especially forum members all over the world!) preparing to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog at the end of this week.

Happy Celebrating!

Yes - Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Unfortunately I'm working this weekend...

Thanks Noodle! I'm going to be eating lots of nice food this weekend (I'll try and remember to cook some for all the forum people..) and CD22 is coming over!

恭喜發財

Now then, where are my little red packets?

Gimme one too!

Go people!! Go Team!!

Gives CPPF and everyone else a little red packet.

*Looks at wallet and cries*

Oh well... Thanks Noodelz!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Car Expert

Ohh yes please, that would be nice!

Im the snake

新年快乐!
I don't know Chinese New Year is so..."famous"!
Do you all celebrate it? I mean, from other country such as England, AS...etc. Is there any holiday for other country?
This is great!-celebrating it with the whole world..haha!

I'm a dragon - happy celebrating, everyone!

Go horses!

No no no! It's all about the goat!

Isn't the Mayor of London holding this massive celebration or something? If he is, I'm there.

Happy New Year everyone !!

I know I sould have done this yesterday but *leaves out nice food*

I'm a rabbit. Someone please remind me -when exactly does the chinese new year start;

Today I think....

Its dog year!

Lol, I've just been phoning all my relatives round the world and wishing them a happy new year.

Hmmmmm - delicious! Thanks for the lovely food. Hope you are enjoying New Year.

How did you celebrate the New Year CPPF?

Food, parties, money Like Noodelz, rang all my relatives and stuff

...and coursework..grr

Happy New Year!

Woo I'm the Dragon - Dragons rule!!

I'm a goat!

Car Expert

I'm a snake!

There seems to be a double set of goats, dragons and snakes!
I'm an ox, by the way.

Oh thanks for the food, CPPF!!! And thanks for the red packet, Noodelz!

We live in England and yes, yes, yes! We do celebrate CNY here! TODAY!

Actually, this is the first time we have done it since my parents died. As they both passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at this particular time of the year, it being the anniversary of their departure, it has been very hard in the past to rejoice as it's a very close and tight-knit clan - my family.

Hubby and daughter went down to London whilst I babysat. They thought the celebrations were absolutely fantastic! Maybe, next year, hubby should babysit for a change, I hope!

By the way, folks, just in case anyone might get any wrong ideas, CNY is NOT a religious festival. It has always been celebrated in atheistic/Communist countries like China, for example. So no matter your religion, race or creed, etc, well, if you are a BIG fan of spring time like me, JOIN IN!

CNY is the celebration of the FIRST DAY OF SPRING in the northern hemisphere according to the LUNAR calendar.

Kong Hei Fat Choy, Sun Lin Fai Lock + Sun Jong Lick Geen!

My Chinese is awful, CPPF, but I mean well so I hope you can figure those out!

Sorry Tess! You'd better ask Noodelz as I speak Manderin (sp?) not Cantonese!

Wishing you folks out there:

WEALTH, HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH!