Spring Festival

catherinem
 February 11, 2010, 04:03 AM posted in General Discussion

For those of you not currently living in China, have you noticed any Spring Festival/New Year festivities in Chinese communities in your area? What kinds of things are going on? Are you planning anything for this year's Spring Festival?

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bababardwan
 February 11, 2010, 04:26 AM

hehe,all I can say catherine is why didn't I think of starting this thread? Now I'll have to nominate you for that best post of the fortnight prize.

Here there are all the usual celebrations in China town with lion dances,meals,kung fu displays and firecrackers.

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catherinem

woohoo! btw I like the new avatar!

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bababardwan

hehe,thanks.Confucius say:

Man who cut self while shaving, lose face

..so hairless blue Avatar had to go.

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xiaophil
 February 11, 2010, 04:42 AM

I'm in China, so I guess I really can't say for sure, but my hometown, Grand Rapids, has a low Chinese population.  I'm sure most Grand Rapidians are oblivious to Chinese New Year.

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catherinem
 February 11, 2010, 05:49 AM

woohoo! btw I like the new avatar!

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John
 February 11, 2010, 07:55 AM

I'm not expecting to see much CNY in Tampa. My wife might have to start a little Floridian Chinese New Year revolution... :P

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changye

Hi John

Are they still digging open-pit phosphate rock mines in Tampa?

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John

I think so!

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changye
 February 11, 2010, 08:05 AM

Hi John

Are they still digging open-pit phosphate rock mines in Tampa?

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bababardwan
 February 14, 2010, 12:09 AM

祝大家新年快乐而情人节快乐 ：）：）

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bababardwan
 February 14, 2010, 12:44 AM

ok,what tiger related words do we have in Chinese?

I just looked up Tiger balm:

万金油

.. to 发现 no Tigers! What's the story here? Why is it called tiger balm in the first place? Does this mean tenthousand gold oil?..like it's so precious its oil that's worth ten thousand pieces of gold?

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simonpettersson
 February 14, 2010, 07:14 AM

Nope, haven't noticed anything. There is apparently a Chinese community of some sorts here, but I've never seen them. They don't really do public things, it seems. There's a Chinese restaurant downtown, though, but I haven't been there for yonks. Can't afford to eat out now that I'm saving up for going to China! :)