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Photo Essay: Chinese New Year Around the World

   VOA  February 03, 2011
   A  girl  wears  bunny ears at a temple fair at the Temple of the Earth
   (Ditan  Park)  on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on February
   2,  2011.  The  Year of the Rabbit, fourth among the twelve-animals of
   the Chinese zodiac, begins on February 3. AFP

Photo: AFP

   A girl wears bunny ears at a temple fair at the Temple of the Earth on
   the eve of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, February 2, 2011.

   China  honored its Lunar New Year on February 3, welcoming the [1]Year
   of the Rabbit.

   Astrologers  describe  the  rabbit, fourth among the 12 animals of the
   Chinese zodiac, as reserved, kind and gentle -- perhaps, foretelling a
   year of easy diplomacy and smooth economic growth for China.

   Learn  more  about  Chinese New Year in this interview with astrologer
   Susan Levitt:

   Although  traditionally  a  Chinese  holiday,  the  Lunar  New Year is
   observed all over the world . We wanted to see what it looked like, so
   we teamed up with Flickr.

   [2]Flickr map
   Explore the Flickr map to see celebrations from across the world

   The  [3]"Chinese  New  Year  Where I Am" Flickr project was started by
   Chinese   teacher   Jess   ([4]@jessmcculloch),  based  in  Melbourne,
   Australia,  to teach her students about the holiday.  We joined in to
   collect  and  share  your  traditions,  building a global resource for
   Jess's  students in Australia, and for you - wherever you are - to see
   how the Year of the Rabbit is welcomed worldwide.

   We  asked  you to share your photos, and you sent pictures of dragons,
   fireworks,  food,  and  of course rabbits, in cities from Hong Kong to
   London to Las Vegas, and everywhere in between.

   Here are some of our favorites:

   A temple worker replaces a lantern in Malaysia

   [5]Fixing the lantern 

   Creative  Commons  photo  by  By  Georgette  Tan,  January 25, 2011 in
   Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

   A street celebration in Seattle, Washington

   Creative   Commons   photo   by  Vlad  Karpinsky,  January  29,  2011,
   International District, Seattle, Washington

   A vendor prepares for celebrations in Taiwan

   [6]Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Rabbit, 5 

   Creative  Commons  photo  by  Joshua Fahler, January 30, 2011, Hsinchu
   City, Taiwan

   Prayers at Vihara Dharma Bhakti, one of the oldest temples in Jakarta,
   Indonesia.  Many come to the temple to offer their prayers to the gods
   and ancestor spirits with gratitude and hopes for the coming year.

   [7]Prayers - Vihara Dharma Bhakti, Jakarta, Indonesia 

   Creative  Commons  photo by nSeika, February 2, 2011, Glodok, Jakarta,
   Indonesia

   The "Friendship Archway" in Chinatown, Washington, D.C. at night

   [8]Chinatown arch in Washington, DC 

   Creative  Commons photo by Jessstah, January 28, 2011, Washington, DC,
   United States

   The Arcadian in Birmingham, England, where the Birmingham City Council
   will  be  holding  Chinese New Year festivities on Sunday, February 6,
   2011

   [9]The Arcadian, Birmingham - Chinese New Year 

   Creative  Commons photo by Elliott Brown,January 28, 2011, Birmingham,
   England

   Rabbit decorations in Chinatown, Singapore

   [10]5 Chinatown Rabbit decoration 

   Creative  Commons  photo  by  Daphne  Chui,  January 31, 2011, Outram,
   Central Singapore

   Partying in Hong Kong

   [11]I will strangle the Bunnies ALIVE if you don't buy them! 

   Creative Commons photo by Ah Lun, February 3, 2011, Braemar Hill, Hong
   Kong Island, Hong Kong

References

   Visible links
   1. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Welcomes-Year-of-the-Rabbit-115175449.html
   2. http://www.flickr.com/groups/cnywhereiam/pool/map?mode=group
   3. http://www.flickr.com/groups/cnywhereiam
   4. http://twitter.com/jessmccullock
   5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarlia/5409688245/
   6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfahler/5400422985/
   7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nseika/5412610661/
   8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/38369801@N03/5398148462/
   9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/5401400730/
  10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderfolly/5408136182/
  11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanli/5413024242/

   Hidden links:
  12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlatkarp/5400498052/

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