/categories/chinese-new-year/Recent content in Chinese-New-Year on Late BloomsHugoen-usSat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000/posts/year-of-the-rooster/Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000/posts/year-of-the-rooster/<p>It&rsquo;s exciting that another Lunar New Year is upon us.  Toronto&rsquo;s Dragon City Mall in Chinatown was very busy yesterday as people were buying their last minute decorations, food, and gifts.  The holiday is being celebrated on January 28th and 29th.  I took a few pictures which I will share with you throughout this post.  According to the Chinese Zodiac, this is the Year of the Rooster.  Red is the predominant colour for Chinese New Year as it is such an auspicious colour.</p>/posts/happy-chinese-new-year/Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/happy-chinese-new-year/<p><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2014/Happy-chinese-new-year/i-qq9xgp2/0/Mg3LWxsgLGh5fsxQ4xHmV7rwtXWhfnh9xSCQDBjK4/D/Year-of-the-Horse-with-shadows-D.jpg"><img alt="Year of the Horse (with shadows)" loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Year-of-the-Horse-with-shadows-1024x586.jpg"></a></p> <p><img loading="lazy" src="http://files.tso.ca/Images/Logos/1314-Chinese-New-Year-Logo_150x212.jpg">January 31st is the beginning of the Lunar New Year according to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar and gallops on until February 18th, 2015.   It is  the Year of the Horse.  This celebration of the New Year has always been special for me.  For many years, I was fortunate to be able to help the children in the Toronto Chinatown community prepare for the celebration - through my work.  Many celebrations and preparations take place for this occasion in Canada, especially where there are large Chinese communities.</p>