Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-03, страница 20

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Introduction

We live in a suburb of Toronto with a remarkable ethnic population mix, including a vibrant Chinese community. Every year around late January or early February a wonderful series of celebrations for the Chinese New Year occur at many locations around us. Dragon dancers, sumptuous feasts and gifts abound.

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The Chinese use a lunar rather than a solar calendar, so the actual date of the new year changes each year. Associated with the calendar is the Chinese Zodiac, which is based on a twelve-year cycle with each year represented by an animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year. Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's

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