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February 8, 2008

Still time - and local place - to mark Chinese new year

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Visitors burn incense to mark the start of the lunar new year at the Guiyuan Temple in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Millions across China have been marking the beginning of the Year of the Rat, and the week-long Spring Festival holiday that goes with it.

The Chinese new year may have started yesterday, but the 15-day celebration of the first new moon in the first month of the lunisolar calendar is still in full swing.

So if you had to work during the week but want to welcome the Year of the Rat, there’s still plenty of time.

The second day of the Chinese new year is traditionally a day for families to gather – particularly for husbands to get together with their wives’ families.

And in Rhode Island, at least one celebration is scheduled for tomorrow at Bryant University’s Multi-purpose Activities Center (MAC).

The festival, sponsored by several university groups, will include lion dancing, martial arts demonstrations, a fashion show, music and prizes. It’s free and open to the public, and for $5, you can get lunch.

Extra: watch video of thousands in New York City celebrating with fireworks and dragon dances.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 12:22 PM | Permalink

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