Chinese around the world celebrate the new Year of the Rabbit

2011-02-03 09:44:07 GMT+7 (ICT)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Chinese people around the world are celebrating the new year on Thursday, which is the Year of the Rabbit and number 4709.

The Chinese lunisolar calender, which is also used in other Asian countries that adopted the Han culture, is based on the phases of the moon and usually marks the new year on the second new moon of the winter solstice.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated those celebrating the new year, and speaking on behalf of President Barack Obama, she wished "warm wishes for good health, good fortune, peace and prosperity to everyone around the world celebrating the Lunar New Year."

Clinton also recognized the importance of Asian-American communities in the U.S., who are contributing "in ways large and small to our society."  

"President Obama and I are committed to the people of the Asia-Pacific Region – committed to strengthening our ties with traditional allies, to making new friends, and working to forge constructive relationships throughout the region," she added.

In the U.S., large Chinese communities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City commonly celebrate the new year with parades, as well as fireworks, street food venues, and a variety of cultural events.

The Rabbit is the fourth sign of the Chinese horoscope, which has a 12-year cycle.

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Well the Chinese Thai's across from me made it clear and loud with fireworks at 12:30am and drinking heavily until 0500, then riding off on loud motorbikes pissed as ticks! Hope the rabbit leaps all over them on the way home as they certainly are not welcome back here and security did nothing to quell the loud music, laughing and smashing of bottles! Even an offer to payoff the B.i.B could not entice them to come and put out the mess. I wonder what would happen if the shoe was on the other foot and a bunch of my Farang mates and I partied all night with loud music? Oh never mind... (sigh)

Edited February 3, 201115 yr by Rimmer
racist flames removed

Well the dumb ass Chinese Thai's across from me made it clear and loud with fireworks at 12:30am and drinking heavily until 0500, then riding off on loud motorbikes pissed as ticks! Hope the rabbit leaps all over them on the way home as they certainly are not welcome back here and security did nothing to quell the loud music, laughing and smashing of bottles! Even an offer to payoff the B.i.B could not entice them to come and put out the mess. I wonder what would happen if the shoe was on the other foot and a bunch of my Farang mates and I partied all night with loud music? Oh never mind... the land of buffaloes. (sigh)

Why are you so up-set and emotional when Chinese around the world, thailand included celebrated their LUNAR NEW YEAR...

do you have animosity against the Chinese or are you just plain bigoted....dumb ass ? who...

The OP original post was edited by RIMMER due to racist remark calling the Chinese 'dumb ass'....

chinese new year in my area started already yestarday at down with some firecrackers and loud boom to wake up neighbourhood. Otherwise peaceful

Aaaaaaaaaw yeeeeeeaaah! Already off to a great start.