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7 Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year (Slideshow)

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Burning up the road after 18 miles

As for how I, a third-generation Chinese American now living in New Jersey with my (Irish American) husband and son, plan to celebrate the Year of the Dragon: At some point next week we may get some food from a particular Chinese restaurant down the road and, if I have time between teaching and writing about Latin and ancient Greek, I’ll attempt to cook a new year’s dish (only one; I’m not a cooking dynamo as Ngin-Ngin was!).

I suppose this may not sound so very festive. I’ll also note that we closed the old year on an auspicious note (and one far greener and far less noisy than those firecrackers): We drove down to the beach (yes, the Jersey Shore) and my husband and son went on an 18-mile bike ride. Most of the way, they were just a few hundred feet from the ocean. Just as they finished their ride, the sun came out.

Gong hay fat choy!

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a y m. g d c.
7:24PM PST on Feb 7, 2013

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Eternal Gardener Eternal G.
5:21PM PST on Feb 20, 2012

Love it (and the dragon)!

SeattleAnn S. Ann S.
1:32AM PST on Feb 3, 2012

Great reading. Thanks for the cultural insight.

Debbie L. Debbie L.
7:45PM PST on Jan 30, 2012

Thanks.

Laurie Greenberg Laurie G.
3:41PM PST on Jan 28, 2012

I loved this article! It brought a little of the rich heritage feeling you have to me as I read it. Thank you!

Sonya Armenia Redfield Sonya Armenia R.
7:35AM PST on Jan 28, 2012

Noted

Glenn B. Glenn B.
9:12AM PST on Jan 25, 2012

very informative - thanks

Sue Matheson Sue M.
6:59PM PST on Jan 24, 2012

thanks.

rene davis rene d.
6:38PM PST on Jan 24, 2012

thanks

naomi cohen naomi c.
4:58PM PST on Jan 24, 2012

thank you. great article and happy new year to you!

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