Chinese New Year 2019
OINK OINK! Chinese New Year is approaching. This year it falls on Tuesday 5th February. However, the festival period that spans 23 days begins on January 28th this year. 2019 is year of the PIG Mandarin Chinese Happy Chinese New Year is... 'xin nian (new year) kuai le (happy)' Approximate pronunciation is (shin nee-an kwai le). Just remember the 'le' sounds like the French 'le'. The festivities beg in with the Little New Year (28th Jan - 4th Feb), followed by Spring Festival (5th - 15th Feb) and then finally Lantern Festival (16th - 19th Feb). Red is an integral part to Chinese New Year. Whether it's envelopes, lanterns or even firecrackers, this colour is associated with fortune and success. A possible origin for the luck red brings, involves a terrorizing beast named: Nian . Click / tap here for a few traditions you can consider this CNY Are you a pig according to the Chinese Zo...