Happy Chinese New Year

Just a quick post to say Happy Chinese New Year! I wish you health, peace and prosperity! If you see the hashtag #CNY on Twitter or social media, you will know what it is in reference to. Today marks the beginning of the Spring Festival; in the Lunar calendar,  according to the Chinese Zodiac, 2015 is the Year of the Goat (Or Sheep, or Ram depending on translation of the character). For of the 12 years in the Chinese Zodiac there is an animal associated with people born under the year. There is plenty more written about this topic than I could or would share here. Chinese New Year is all about family traditions. Since I am visiting family at the moment, I thought it would be fun to honor a few of the traditions of Chinese New Year. I'll share some photos here tomorrow.