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Chinese New Year 2024 – The Year of the Dragon

February 10, 2024 marks the beginning of Chinese New Year. This important cultural event that commemorates the new year and good fortune among many Eastern and Southeastern Asian cultures, and also celebrates the optimism of the coming year while honoring the past. Click to learn more about the traditions, celebrations, and meanings behind some of the rituals, and anything you want to know (even the questions you were afraid to ask) as we enter the Year of the Dragon!

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Enter the Year of the Dragon!

Year of the Dragon

On February 10th, Chinese around the world will celebrate the Chinese New Year and usher in the Year of the Dragon. Wait... is it Year of the Dragon, or Enter the Dragon? Think I'm confused? Read the article!

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The Year of the Rabbit

Chinese New Year 2023 the Year of the Rabbit

On Sunday, January 22, 2023, the Year of the Rabbit is ushered in by those celebrating The Chinese New Year. Learn everything about Chinese New Year, and all the characteristics of one of the luckiest of the Chinese Zodiac animals, the Rabbit! If you learned something new from this article, please Like it! Share it! And, subscribe so you'll never miss out on articles like this.

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Lunar New Year 2022: Ushering in the Year of the Tiger

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This Lunar New Year will usher in the Year of the Tiger on February 1, 2022. The Tiger is one of the most beloved of the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs, signifying fortune and confidence. Happy New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Click the link to learn more about the traditions of the celebration, and how you can join in on the celebrations. Follow the link in the article to learn more about the personality traits of those born in the Year of the Tiger.

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Mid-Autumn Festival (a.k.a. Moon Festival)

Mid-Autumn-Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is primarily celebrated in east and southeast Asia and coincides with the fall harvest during the brightest and fullest moon. This year the festival is celebrated on September 21, 2021. As part of the celebration, lanterns of all sizes and shapes, are carried and displayed. They serve as symbolic beacons that light people’s paths to prosperity and good fortune. Click to read more and check out a bonus recipe!

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2021 The Year of the Ox

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February 12, 2021 starts the Chinese Year of the Ox. Wishing Everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! This guide will teach you everything you need to know about the Ox, Are you an Ox? Is there an Ox in your future? It's leagues better than a Jack in the Box! The Ox is perfect for this pandemic plagued year. Be Strong! Like an Ox!!

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Bah Humbug! NO Chinese Restaurant Reviews This Christmas

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Our annual tradition of recommending Chinese restaurants for Jews to eat at on Christmas has been hijacked by the biggest Scrooge of them all. COVID-19. The opinions expressed in this article are those of Mee Magnum, and may not represent the opinions of the other Mee's. Reader discretion advised. Article contains vulgar language.

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The Last Supper – COVID-19 Edition

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This review of Mr. Bun Chinese Restaurant in Brooklyn could have stood up on its own. But, because of its timing, and what was going on in the world, the article became, "The Last Supper - COVID-19 Edition". Where are you getting your Chinese food now?

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Happy New Year! The Year of the Rat

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Happy Chinese New Year! ~ 恭喜發財 ~ Gung Hay Fat Choy!! In the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is the Year of the Rat. Learn why Rats are clever and quick thinkers, successful but content with living quiet and peaceful lives.

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A Very Mellow (Mild) Christmas!

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Every year at Christmas, Jews all over the world seek out a good movie and Chinese food. The Chinese Quest offers these five recommendations of Cantonese Chinese restaurants for a mellow Christmas Day feast. Here are our recommendations for the Top Five best Cantonese style Chinese restaurants on Long Island and New York City plus a bonus selection of a Kosher Chinese restaurant. So of all we recommended these past few days, which Chinese restaurant are you going to?

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