Happy New Year! OK, Happy Lunar New Year! In the Chinese calendar, the longest chronological record in history dating back to 2700 B.C., this year marks the lunar year 4714 -- Year of the Monkey. The first day of the lunar year is February 8, 2016. For the Tet Vietnamese New Year it will be the same, Year of the Monkey!
Famous people born in the Year of the Monkey include: Lucy Liu, Donald Rumsfeld, Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Cash, Elanor Roosevelt, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Patti Labelle. Tom Selleck, Buster Keaton, Joe Cocker, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Douglas
Here are selected local events celebrating the Lunar New Year in San Francisco and Alameda counties.
Alameda County:
Saturday, February 20, 7:00pm-9:30pm - 2016 PKUAANC Chinese New Year Gala
Peking University Alumni Association of Northern California (PKUAANC) at James Logan High School Center for the Performing Arts, 1800 H Street, Union City, CA 94587
San Francisco/San Francisco's Chinatown:
Saturday, January 30, 10:30am, mini procession/ribbon cutting, Chinatown/Grant Avenue from California to Pacific. Sneak peak at what larger parade will bring! Ribbon cutting approximately 10:50am on the main stage on Washington Street, mayor is joined by others to officially open festival.
Saturday, January 30, 10:00am-8:00pm, Flower Market Fair, Chinatown/Grant Avenue
Sunday, January 31, 9:00am-6:00pm, Flower Market Fair, Chinatown/Grant Avenue
Saturday, February 6, 10:00am-4:00pm - 23rd Annual Basketball Jamboree, Betty Ann Ong Recreational Center - San Francisco. More information: email hoopsterlee@gmail.com
Saturday, February 13, 7:30pm - Miss Chinatown USA Pageant, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco (www.chineseparade.com). Tickets: $35, $45, $65.
Friday, February 19, 6:00pm-Midnight, Miss Chinatown USA Coronation Ball, San Francisco Hilton and Towers, 333 O'Farrell Street. More information: Chinese Chamber of Commerce., 415-982-3071
Saturday, February 20, 5:15-8:00pm, Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade http://www.chineseparade.com
History: 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 few remaining night illuminated parades in the country. The parade and festival have grown to be the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia! Since 1958 the parade has been organized and directed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
More Information: Chinese New Year Festival and Parade, Market and Second Streets to Kearney and Jackson. Check out "Gum Lung", the 201-foot-long Golden Dragon! (www.chineseparade.com/) Can't be there? Watch or DVR it on KTVU Fox Channel 2 or KTSF Channel 26 (Chinese broadcast) on Saturday, February 20, from 6:00-8:00pm.
Sunday, February 28, 8:00am start, registration begins at 7:00am, 38th Annual Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Chinatown YMCA 10K/5K Run/Walk, Chinatown/Sacramento and Grant www.ysfchinatownrun.org or 415-576-9622
This event comprises a 10K or 5K run or walk and raises funds for the YMCA's youth and teen programs. The event expects 1,700 participants and 250 volunteers.
More Than A Hundred Years of the Chinese (Lunar) Calendar (1912 to 2031) --
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. I was born in the Year of the Tiger. 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: 1912 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020
Ox: 1913 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021
Tiger: 1914 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022
Rabbit: 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023
Dragon: 1916 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024
Snake: 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025
Horse: 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026
Ram: 1919 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027
Monkey: 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028
Rooster: 1921 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029
Dog: 1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030
Boar: 1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031
Gung Hey Fat Choy! Happy Year of the Monkey!
Chúc Mung Nam Moi! Happy Tet 2016 - Year of the Monkey!
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