Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon
2012 Chinese New Year celebrates the Year of the Dragon, the fifth animal honoured by Buddha, and in the Western calendar this officially begins on 23rd January.
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, and is celebrated worldwide, including in many of the major cities in New Zealand. It brings Eastern culture at its most celebratory to the West, and is an exciting event for the whole family.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated by festivities which traditionally begin on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar, and last for 15 days. Parades and performances take place both throughout the streets of China and in countries around the world throughout these days, and are celebrated by Chinese and non-Chinese alike.
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