2010 Year of the Metal Tiger

February 16, 2010

February 14th, 2010 marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year.  2010 is the year of the White Metal Tiger. This year symbolizes toughness, generosity and wealth earned with hard work. The year is characterized by a dutiful, family oriented and dependable year. During the year of the Metal Tiger, one may show his love [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture,Chinese New Year — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 7:53 pm
 

Lunar New Year 4707, Year of the Ox

January 26, 2009

Today marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year.  This year we transition to the year of the Earth Ox.  This year is characterized by prosperity achieved through hard work and diligence.  Patience and perseverance through the year will lead to better decisions and result in prosperity. At the Shaolin Lohan Pai, we have [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture,Chinese New Year,Lion Dancing — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 1:41 pm
 

In-School Chinese New Year Celebration

February 21, 2008

We held our in-school Chinese new year celebration on Saturday February 16th this year. I was worried this year that it would not be as good as it has been in the previous few years. This year we were doing so many shows that we really did not have time to plan the event. Every [...]

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Marathon Lion Dancing

February 4, 2008

Well tonight is the calm before the storm. Over the last weekend we had four venues with seven separate shows. Tomorrow we start our busiest week for the entire year. Chinese New Year officially starts on Thursday February 7th this year. This is always our busiest time of year for lion dances since they are [...]

Found under: Chinese New Year,Lion Dancing — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 6:31 pm