February 18th will be the start of the Spring Festival - the oldest and most important festival in the Chinese year. It is also known as the "Chinese New Year" in the West.
2007 (or 4075 in the Chinese lunar calendar) will be known as the Year of the Pig (Boar). It is also known by its former name of DingHai.
According to Wikipedia, in China, the Boar is associated with fertility and virility. To bear children in the year of the Boar is considered very fortunate, for they will be happy and honest. No surprise that China is bracing for a baby boom.
Persons born between 18 February 2007 - 6 February 2008 can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Boar".
Tomorrow London will welcome in the Year of the Boar with the annual Chinese New Year Festival and parade. The parade sets off at 11am (GMT) in the Strand and will continue along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue towards Trafalgar Square, where visitors will be entertained by dragon and lion dances.
Most of the dishes served during the Spring Festival are symbolic of something positive and hopeful.
Chicken and fish, for example, symbolize happiness and prosperity--especially when served whole. Dishes made with oranges represent wealth and good fortune because they are China's most plentiful fruit. Noodles represent longevity; therefore, they should never be cut! Duck symbolizes fidelity, while eggs signify fertility. Bean curd or tofu, however, is avoided because its white color suggests death and misfortune.
2007 (or 4075 in the Chinese lunar calendar) will be known as the Year of the Pig (Boar). It is also known by its former name of DingHai.
According to Wikipedia, in China, the Boar is associated with fertility and virility. To bear children in the year of the Boar is considered very fortunate, for they will be happy and honest. No surprise that China is bracing for a baby boom.
Persons born between 18 February 2007 - 6 February 2008 can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Boar".
Tomorrow London will welcome in the Year of the Boar with the annual Chinese New Year Festival and parade. The parade sets off at 11am (GMT) in the Strand and will continue along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue towards Trafalgar Square, where visitors will be entertained by dragon and lion dances.
Most of the dishes served during the Spring Festival are symbolic of something positive and hopeful.
Chicken and fish, for example, symbolize happiness and prosperity--especially when served whole. Dishes made with oranges represent wealth and good fortune because they are China's most plentiful fruit. Noodles represent longevity; therefore, they should never be cut! Duck symbolizes fidelity, while eggs signify fertility. Bean curd or tofu, however, is avoided because its white color suggests death and misfortune.
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