Happy New Year! OK, Happy Lunar New Year! In the Chinese calendar, the longest chronological record in history dating back to 2600 B.C., this year marks the lunar year 4708 -- Year of the Tiger. The first day of the lunar year is February 14, 2010. Wow, same day this year as Valentine's Day.
Famous people born in the Year of the Tiger include: Agatha Christie, Alanis Morissette, Beatrix Potter, Bill Murray, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Enya, H.G. Wells, Hugh Hefner, Jay Leno, Jodie Foster, John Bon Jovi, Kenny Rogers, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lionel Richie, Ludvig Van Beethoven, Marco Polo, Marilyn Monroe, Paula Abdul, Penelope Cruz, Phil Collins, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Tom Cruise, Tony Bennett, Wesley Snipes. Guess what? I also was born in the Year of the Tiger!
Here are selected local events celebrating the Lunar New Year in Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties.
Silicon Valley/Santa Clara County:
* Spring Festival Silicon Valley 2010 - Chinese New Year Gala. Featuring San Jose Taiko, Ballet San Jose, Ustad Farida Mahwash. Saturday, February 20th at 7:30pm. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose
*Lion Dancing. Enjoy traditional dim sum or dinner at a Year of the Tiger celebration featuring The Young Lion Dancers. 12:30pm, February 21st, Ming's Chinese Cuisine & Bar, 1700 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto.
San Mateo/San Mateo County:
* Chinese New Year Celebration. Features several performances on the Amphitheater Stage and Chinese food. Thursday, February 11th from 12:30pm to 2:00pm, Free. Cañada Community College, Redwood City
San Francisco:
San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade began in 1860 and was named by the IFEA to be one of the top ten parades in the world! It is also one of the remaining night illuminated parades left in the country. Since 1958 the parade has been organized and directed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
* 2010 Chinese New Year Festival and Parade, Saturday, February 27th. 5:15-8:00 pm, Market and Second Streets to Kearney and Jackson. Check out "Gum Lung", the 201-foot-long Golden Dragon!
• YMCA Chinese New Year Run. This event raises funds for the YMCA's youth and teen programs. This year's proceeds will benefit PEP, the Physical Education Program serving more than 1,100 youth in Chinatown with weekly physical fitness programs. Sunday, February 21st, 7:00am starts at Grant and Clay, San Francisco
A Hundred Years of the Chinese Calendar (1924 to 2024) --
The Chinese Calendar names each year after an animal and legend has it that a person born under a certain animal will display traits of that animal. What sign are you in the Chinese 12-year calendar cycle? Look up in the table below what year you were born and the corresponding animal.
Rat: 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020
Ox: 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021
Tiger: 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022
Rabbit: 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023
Dragon: 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024
Snake: 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013
Horse: 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014
Ram: 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015
Monkey: 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016
Rooster: 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017
Dog: 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018
Boar: 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019
Gung Hey Fat Choy! Happy Year of the Tiger!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Happy Year of the Tiger!
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