This Chinese New Year welcomes the Year of the Rabbit. Here's a bit of information on what being a rabbit symbolizes, and where you can go to check out Lunar New Year festivities this weekend.
YEAR OF THE RABBIT: KEY INFORMATION
Birth years: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
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Characteristics: Articulate, talented, ambitious, determined, sensitive people who like tranquility
Most compatible with: People born in years of Sheep, Pig and Dog
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Famous rabbits: Jet Li, Brad Pitt, Tina Turner, Albert Einstein, Confucius, Angelina Jolie, Michael Jordan and Anthony Quinn
To find out your Chinese Zodiac animal and more background about the Chinese Lunar Year, click here and here.
Key information sources: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco and Seattle-based Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
LION DANCE PERFORMANCE IN SEATTLE
When: Saturday at 2 pm
Where: Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience at 719 S. King St.
Details: The performance will be outside the museum on South King Street. It also will continue inside the museum. The inside portion is free with admission.
Chinese lions are used during the Lunar New Year to chase away bad spirits. They are used especially in southern China, Hong Kong and in cities that have large numbers of ethnic Chinese.
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